Catching up...

Yikes. I got a bit behind. Lots to share. I'll start with the miscellaneous stuff...

1. Asher's summer job. Asher's working at Mountain Kids this summer, leading summer camp and "normal" ninja classes. It seems a good fit for him--with his experience with karate, parkour and gymnastics--and he's having fun.

2. Summer cooking. I haven't taken any pictures, but this summer we decided to add cooking dinner to Micah and Asher's "chores." It's just once every other week for each boy and they've mostly been feeding themselves for years anyhow, but it seemed a good skill to work on this summer. So far, we've enjoyed some tasty meals!

3. Karate. With Asher home for the summer and restrictions lifting, we've been enjoying the resumption of monthly promotions at karate. Continually thankful for the relationships the boys have built through karate! (This is Marshall and Micah waiting to perform...pleased with themselves for finding somewhere to sit, lol.)

4. Summer shows. We've been enjoying some summer shows all together (Noah's joined us, too). We binge watched season 4 of Stranger Things...and went back and rewatched the first three seasons, too, lol. (It's such fun discussing everything...from the plot to the 80's fashion!) We went to see the new Top Gun movie then watched the original at home. (Awesome!) And we finally streamed the latest Fantastic Beasts movie, which has prompted revisiting all of the Harry Potter movies. Amid all of that, Nathan and the boys and subsets of boys continue to watch a variety of anime shows.  

5. Peonies. The Colorado weather has been predictably unpredictable. The cooler weather in May kept my peonies from blooming as early as they usually do. With the warmer weather now in June, they've been putting on a show...

Okay, that's a start. More to come...