Backyard Fun

Eli took quite a liking to Monopoly this summer.  He BEGGED us all to play with him EVERY. DAY.

So we spent a lot of time doing that.  I figured that with adding up the two dice and counting spaces, it could be considered math practice. :)

We mostly spent time outside this summer, though.  We've enjoyed finally having a backyard that is big enough to really play in (although it's still pretty small - what's with small lots these days?!)

Alden has taken a sudden liking to baseball.  We went to DI and got him all equipped for under $10.  He's looking forward to getting to play in a league in the spring but in the meantime he gets a lot of catching and batting practice in with Dad in the evenings when Dad's on a rotation with decent hours.

 Jaron.  Haha.  Who knew I married the world's best dad?! Here he is skipping like Gracen, making her giggle to no end. :)

 Dodge ball is another backyard favorite.

Man, I wish these pictures weren't blurry.  Please let the summer fun never end!