the crisp connection

i dont have many pictures of the past little while, i just dont get around to taking them. and every day is basically exactly the same. we're definitely in a routine now, i run very few errands, just usually the grocery store on sunday. but for those that care, you can at least see how the kids are growing. and that charlie really needs a haircut!

every morning I do preschool with Hannah and Mia at the kitchen table in the basement while the 3 toddlers play. At least that's the idea. Generally they are climbing up on me, the table, each other, and screeching constantly. I'm hoping the girls will develop really good concentration and focus skills, from having to do school with so many distractions! If they're doing some copying or coloring that doesnt require a teacher, i'll sit on the floor and read or play with the others for a minute. But i tell you what, i dont' know how people have multiples. If i had 3 the same age, all the time, i just might go crazy. or maybe just at the 18 mo - 3 yr old stage.

we dont get to the park much, we have to walk, pushing the double stroller, and its just too hot most days. but we did try it once last week. hannah is really excited that she'll be able to push the new baby on the swing.
 (next year!)

the other day, while in hutchinson for my orthodontist appt, i stumbled upon this cool little coffeeshop/bakery/deli place. and it wasn't a chain! i got so nostalgic for boone. i mean, i just didn't expect zucchini flaxseed chai tea donuts here in central ks! we'll have to go back. patrick was so sad he missed it :-)

theres a chance my car may have been overestimating, but not by much. we've only had a few days above 100, most often its in the 90s. i've been in ks 14 mos now, so this was my second wheat harvest. I still identified myself as a city girl, though, with some unintelligent questions. even so, i've learned alot in this place of grain fields and cows.

this is what we've been seeing this month. golden wheat fields and stormy skies. tornado season has been so bad this year for the whole country, i'm so grateful we've been spared. There was extensive hail damage to farms on both sides of patricks family, though. we need to appreciate our farmers more. i could never do it. so much work, and risk, for so little reward. thank a farmer today! (if any of you live near any)

so patrick's been thinking about building a bigger sandbox. i am all about that plan! once you get everybody in there, there isn't much room to play. to most of the sand ends up on the cement/ground around it. patrick has actually been seen vaccuuming the sand up off the grass. (but i do have to say, our lawn looks very nice :-).

this is a picture i have to keep for charlie's wedding. i discovered his hair is long enough for a ponytail. just so you know, he was upset about something else. he actually thought the hair was fun. thats what happens when you have an older sister, i guess.

so we're hanging in there. i never got around to one of those ticker tape things this time, but it's approx 2 wks. Brett and Jess are coming out 4th of July weekend, so one on hand i hope i dont have the baby early or we wont get to see them much. but then there is the issue of not sleeping. thats always the worst part. for me, anyways. in case you're wondering, we dont know what it is, and no, i dont have any hunches. we're settled on a girls name, but not a boys yet. we should probably get on that. suggestions? :-)