The Twins Turn Double Digits

In early August, Dominic and Anne turned 10!  It's hard to believe our little twins are in the 5th grade.

Dominic chose to go to Jurassic World with Daddy as his birthday treat.

With popcorn!

On the morning of his birthday, Dominic helped decorate his cupcakes.

Anne got the horse trailer she wanted.

Time for target practice.

Happy 10, Dominic and Anne!

Anne got to get ice cream with Daddy.

She took Catherine along.

After a stop at the bookstore, they went to ride go-carts.

On your marks...

Playmobil!

Maze ball.

His most wanted gift: a Rubik's Cube.

Present from Anne.

Reading an awesome homemade card.

Catherine made Anne a little bat.

Another cool card.

Dominic and his super yummy cupcakes.

Anne with her horse cake.

Pictures From Dominic and Anne's Birthday

Nine years old!

Anne with her horse cake.

Dominic chose a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting, with chocolate sprinkles and chocolate and white chips on top.

Cake after a Pad Thai lunch.

Anne with her much longed-for unicorn Dream Lite.

Dominic got a new watch.

New binoculars to go bird-watching.

A helmet for backyard baseball.

A sewing kit of her very own!

Remote-control helicopter, just what he always wanted.

Friendship bracelet-making kit.

Baseball pitchback net.

Anne got right to work sewing up a hole in one of her stuffed animals.

Grandma with the twins.

Grandma and Uncle Joe were here for the weekend, so they got to join in on the birthday fun.

In the afternoon, Daddy took the twins to ride Go-Karts.

Dominic on blue, Anne on green.

This time Dom on green, Anne behind.

They loved it.

Then came some fun at the arcade.  They had a great birthday!

A Visit From Grandpa and Grandma

In mid-August, my parents came for an overnight visit.  One of the beauties of homeschooling is that we can rearrange our schedule as needed, so they were able to come during the week.  We had a great visit!

Anne got a birthday present.  I think she likes it.  :)

Dominic got a present, too.

Joseph and Dominic worked on Dominic's castle for hours.  Joseph was mad because they finally had to go to bed, but then they finished it the next morning.

The very cool castle.

Drawbridge down!

Dominic and Grandma on the front porch.

Grandma and the girls, and the kitties.

After lunch, we went to Krispy Kreme for a treat!  

Grandpa, Dominic, and Catherine.

Grandma, Joseph, and Anne.

Anthony was being ornery.  No surprise there.

It is still...

...rather difficult...

...to get a good picture...

...of all the kids together.