Busy Busy Bee

We are finding many ways to keep busy around our house and Central Illinois this summer.  Avery has been exceptionally helpful in getting our new garden planted.  I think she just really likes digging around in the dirt.

Avery's hard work always deserves a little reward!  This past week it came in the form of her first visit to the ice cream truck!  She was amazed at all the pictures and it took her forever to choose.  We finally decided on a push pop!

Another perk to being home during the summer is being able to visit the Peoria Zoo during the week without all the crowds.  It is also a major perk to having teacher friends with kids around Avery's age.  Avery also goes to daycare with Lucas so it was fun to get all three of these kiddos together.

Checking out the mama and baby giraffes.

The kids were all about holding hands- it was so cute!

And then after our picnic lunch, there was of course time to play at the playground.

Another perk to being home during the summer is having impromptu play dates with Papa!

The lake near our house set up play stations around the path for kids to do while out and about.  Avery like to walk to the lake and "talk" to the geese and the ducks.  This was our favorite play spot today!

Finally, Aunt Judy made this dress for Avery last year.  Unfortunately, she was too small to fit into it, so thankfully it fits her this year!  How cute is this???

XOXO from Bloomington!