7.05.2010

Summer is Here! Kung Fu Kids, Ballet Recital, and our New Babies!


I cannot believe it's already July! Where has this year  gone? The kids have been off from school for just 11 days and it felt like a loooong time ago! We all went to Abbie's Ballet Recital, and saw little "pixies" dancing on stage!



We also watched "Karate Kid 3", and the kids tried a free lesson of "Kung Fu Martial Arts" down our street! It was hilarious to see them defend themselves against the master (who unfortunately wasn't my teen idol Jackie Chan....). Oh, and we also watched Toy Story 3. It's REALLY good!


                                 Attack the enemy!


                                Defend yourselves!


Three days ago we also welcomed new babies into our family! We now have a mouse, a cat, and a shrimp! Yes, we have adopted into our home (after 2 weeks of research and tiresome cycling of the fish tank...) a Micky Mouse Platy, a peppered cory Cat fish, and a Ghost shrimp! Micky, Pepper, and Casper are all getting along so well! Below is Micky's first hour as she settles into her new nursery/home!



Mickey ate a lot! I guess she's not shy or afraid of her new home! Abbie picked an boogie-eyed, open-mouthed, red-lipped yellow
fish for Mickey to hide, but I think it looks pretty scary to me....


Our Little Girl ~ Mickey, who loves to kiss Casper and Pepper. Can you see Mickey mouse silhouette on her tail?


Our Tiny Ghost Shrimp ~ Casper


Our Little Catfish "Pepper" ~ who is funny
and a bit neurotic at times

We also (finally!) harvested our beans, which took 60 days to grow from seeds! Our parrots Kobee and Jubee enjoy feasting on them!

Yummy Beans!

Kobee likes it!


Jubee 'purrs' while eating her favorite veggies!
Show your kids how yummy veggies are, moms and dads!

The kids love playing in the yard!

Now our family is not only a circus, but also a Zoo! We have fishes that swim in the water, animals that walk in the land (in the picture above), and the birds that fly in the air (well....walk in the cage)! I definately have my hands full!


A Gift for You All ~ Our Home Grown Flowers!
Happy Summer,  folks!

3 comments:

ss11 said...

your home is definitely a zoo. in fact, almost like noah with the house boat. btw, the title is misspelled. i like the ballet recital. abbie is very cute in it. the girl on her right is definitely the "star", if such a term exists for her age group. i think at the early age of a child's life you can kind of predict who got it and who doesn't.

ss11 said...

i also like the pix behind the aquarium. very adorable. the fish can get acquainted with the "masters" easier. george c

Our Family Circus ^_^ said...

Yes, Abbie's friend insisted that her partner stand "right there"! So we all laughed. It's very fun! And yes, I will back up my blog (^_^). The pix behind aquarium was when Abbie was 9 months and Caleb was 4. I figure the fishes will get used to them that way, he he.