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Our last goat finally had her babies. She had triplets. Two girls and a little boy. Austyn named the girls sparkle and sparkle glitter. And Quade named the boy cougar. The mama had them all by herself and everything went smooth. A huge thanks to my Grandma for keeping such a good watch on them. While they were up in the pen the barn Owls were scoping them out for their next meal. We had to put a net over the pen to keep the Owls from having a free meal.
Here are the triplets. Adorable.
Austyn enjoyed her last week of school. She had outdoor school out at camp lutherwood. It was so much fun. I helped every day and we did all sorts of activities. It was such a great experience. Can't wait for the next time. (Every other year)
I always like to take a picture on the first and last day of school in the same outfit to see how much see has grown. On the left is the first day and the right side is the last day of school. She got taller!
The kids have been doing swim lessons and doing great. They both loved them. Quade was the bravest in his class and really enjoyed himself. Austyn improved so much by the end that her teacher asked to move her up a class for an additional two weeks. So we did an extra two weeks with Austyn. She really improved her technique and skills the second two weeks, but it was a really tough class. She lost a bit of confidence because it was a little hard and scary. But we can get that back throughout the summer in the river. Austyn was so passionate about swimming. I haven't seen her like something so much. It was really neat to see her do so well and love it.
Her running leap of the diving board with a huge smile.
Quade was the only one that could/would swim on his own without the teacher so she would hold the rest of the kids and he would follow the pack around the pool. It was really cute.
Jordan was off for the 4th of July this year and we decided to take the kids and the horse in the Harrisburg parade. Long story short it was a disaster. Chocolate Chip was terrible and out of control. Scared Austyn to death. So she was much more comfortable in the back of the truck throwing candy and Quade thought he was hot stuff on Chocolate Chip all by himself. Needless to say, Chocolate Chip will be having a nice "come to Jesus" meeting with me. We went back to Harrisburg to watch the fireworks at night. Kids had a blast.
We went to Fern Ridge the other day and went fishing, BBQing, rode bikes, and played on the playground. The kids and Jordan swam while I cooked burgers. So fun besides the fact it was the coldest day of summer, extremely windy, and it was raining. Good effort on our part, but we will have to try again for a nicer day.
We went with some good friends and their adorable little Cowboys. We have the cutest kids around.
Jordan and the kids on the "Scrambler". It went so fast Jordan couldn't even keep his eyes open. The kids are in love with rides.
Our road tripin kids. They went over 400 miles in two days which included a play date at an awesome pool, BBQ, Portland trip and Rodeo. They are amazing kids. Such little troopers.
Our latest idea was to make Austyns Lemonade stand mobile. We missed the HWY 36 garage sale this year and the kids have been dying to do their lemonade stand so we thought we would change it up a bit. 
We visited GG, our neighbor, Aunt Diane and Uncle Brice, ChaCha, a couple family and friends in town, and ended up at alone Pine. Kids loved it! It was a hit. 
We are getting ready for the Scandinavian festival. Austyn grew out of her outfits from last year so we are getting to utilize the extremely talented "Aunt Ronda"! Jordan's aunt is the best seamstress ever. So happy to have someone to rely on when my beginner skills fail.
So Quade wanted to do it too. Everything Austyn does he has to do it as well. He did really good the first practice but this last one both kids just decided it was more fun to wrestle and fight. Yep, I had "THOSE" kids. Might not let Quade actually dance, but I'll dress him up anyways so he feels apart of it.
So thanks to my Mother we we given a rooster because an older couple could no longer have it. Kind of like the two goats. You would think I'd learn my lesson. Anyways it lasted less than 24 hours. 5:00 am was not going to work for me. I hit the snooze button on the rooster.
Austyn is extremely excited for her new school in a couple months. She will be going to Kindergarten. She is such a precious angle. She is so kind, funny, smart, she has the best memory. Practically perfect in every way. She is starting to go through a stage where she is pushing her limits a bit .But even at that it's amazing how good she is. So I had mentioned the fiasco at the parade with her horse and the challenging swim class earlier. My goal with her for the rest of the summer is to get her confidence back with both horse and swimming. She is so sensitive and requires so much praise and positive verbal reinforcement that it is quite the chore for her to get brave enough to try something.
Quade, oh Quade. He is so amazing in practically every way. Notice I did t say perfect. His energy level continues to develop and GROW😁 He will run around in circles and yell "Zoom Zoom". He is eating much better and storing less in his cheeks. He is understanding boundaries better now and is much more controllable when he throws his fits. He still throws his fits, but they are much better. I CAN SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL!!!!! So refreshing to know he's getting better. He is a crazy man on the quad. My parents got him his own little quad in his favorite color, Green. He can drive it by himself (with us on the back of course). He still needs to get a little stronger to be able to stear but he's got it down.
Jordan has had the best schedule this summer. He has had several different stents of 5 days off. It has been Heaven. We have just stayed home and done projects around the house and done fun things with the kids. We had a wood stacking party and got all our wood stacked. We got over 11 cords. Enough for 3-4 years. Jordan pressure washed the house and playhouse, and all the patio furniture. Which I'm working on sanding and then restraining now. He also was able to be on the Civic Stadium fire. It was absolutely amazing to see the videos and pictures, and hear the stories. He is an amazing man and amazing at his job. He was on a high for about a week after the fire. He got a promotion to the water rescue team he had been trying for a few years now. He was super pumped. And he is still preparing to go through his officer development program soon.
He was in the paper.
And as for me, I'm just living the dream! Couldn't be any happier. This summer is truely amazing. Kids are amazing! How in the world did I get so lucky to have these kids. I thank God everyday for the blessing in my life. Our health, the opportunities that we've had, our family and friends, and especially all the bumps along the way. They make me stronger and wiser. I've continued to slowly lose weight and I'm feeling pretty good. My back went out for the longest time yet, so that put a damper in my progress. And my progress is nothing like my Mom and Aunts. Together they have lost over 100 pounds. I'm so proud of them. Their dedication is inspiring. 
McArthur girls at the Reno wedding this summer. Looking hot ladies!
Papa and Quade fighting a rippin fire. The manure pile reignited after a few weeks and it had some big flames. Second generation in training.
We have two camping trips left this summer. Horse camping with Jordan's family and the annual Crab trip with the fire station. We will continue to camp out in the back yard, swim everyday, fish, BBQ, ride little quad in our undies (not me though😉), eat ice cream at 9:30 pm, sleep in, and enjoy our little life. I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer. Until next time!
