Watermelon Cookies

I found this fun, healthy, yummy recipe in Family Fun and it was a BIG hit at our house over the weekend (Corban even requested them again instead of ice cream!).
**I used plain Greek yogurt and just spread with a spoon.

sprinkles!

Sitting in a Garden

We spent half a day at the Naples Botanical Garden. It is a beautiful garden that has been open for less than a year and was filled with several wonderful areas to explore!






relaxing













birding tower







drums in the "Carribean garden"
























There was a fantastic "children's garden" where we went for story and craft time, a splash park, Abigail played in a little house, and Corban watered the plants!



























a fort to climb...and a crawl space for a snack!

Beachcombing

Naples has beautiful beaches with hardly any waves, and LOTS of seashells! We went to the beach everyday at low tide and collected shells, held several starfish, a sanddollar, and a hermit crab, and played in the ocean!






cute little crack!
















watching the pelicans and seagulls from the Pier














"they tickle your hand"

yummy lunch

Paradise Coast

We took a trip to Naples, FL (2 hours away, on the Gulf/west coast) for a long weekend! It was a great time together as a family, relaxing, playing and exploring a beautiful area!

1st minivan roadtrip meant 1st time to use the DVD and headsets!

We stayed at a great location right on the bay and less than a mile to the beach!




Corban had fun at the pool with several children from England, this game looks a bit like "American revolution"!







Abigail preferred the kiddie pool where she could splash around and then climb in and out whenever she wanted.

Work of Art

Last weekend we took advantage of Bank of America's

museum program and went to Young At Art!

The museum is filled with interactive activities for children. Corban and Abigail had a great time with imaginative play, building, learning, painting, tracing, cutting, gluing, and experimenting!!



























glow in the dark



down the rabbit hole!

Birds of a Feather

Our friends, Kathy and Andy, sent a package of goodies for Corban and Abigail. They included a GIANT sequoia pinecone that they picked up for Corban!

We had recently read about making a pinecone into a bird feeder. So Corban slathered on peanut butter, rolled it in bird seed, and then we hung the feeder from a tree in the front yard!