Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Recent Happenings

It's been a great summer so far!  Lately we have been getting ready for the newest member of the Tossell family, are continuing to get our new house in order, continuing with homeschool and also trying to find time to enjoy the nicer summer weather as much as we can.  We recently took a family road trip out east which was a lot of fun and educational too.  Here are a few recent pictures:

Anna, Libby and I have been sewing burp cloths and bibs
Anna is crocheting a baby blanket for her new brother
We recently visited Hershey's Chocolate World in Hershey, PA

Emma was showing us the candy she wanted to get


Visiting the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, PA

Enjoying a live performance of Civil War songs

The Statue of Liberty in New York City, NY


  
Liberty Park in New Jersey where we took a ferry to see the monument 

Visiting a pretty beach on Long Island

A little fiddler crab we caught and released


Visiting another beach on Long Island

This one was much colder but the kids still had fun : )


Stopped at a park with a lake on our way home


Libby caught a cicada in our yard at home
Anna caught a wild baby bunny in our yard



Sophia also finding interesting creatures in our yard too

Christopher likes to make bows and arrows out of sticks and grasses and leaves

Things we are looking forward to in the near future: Libby will begin art classes through a local art studio.  Chad will begin teaching Cross Cultural Psychology at a local Christian University.  I will soon be in my 8th month of pregnancy.  A visit from Grandma Raimondi (Chad's mom) around the time of Chad and Libby's birthdays.