Next Up

We have been doing very well with our goal of a new park every week this summer. In fact this week we have already been to two new parks. But, first things first. After we hit the two parks closest to the library, we ventured to Smoot Park. I've really been wanting to go to this park because every time we drive by it looks very well shaded. And it was. I think we will be adding it to our list of favorites. Audrey loved it because it had slides, swings and sand. Evan liked it too. And Alivia is just always willing to be doing anything as long as it is outside.

 

She Turned 31!

Now that my birthday has come and gone, it will be about five and a half months before there is another birthday in this house. We seriously should have spread these things out better.

Happy Fourth

Only a week late, but don't we all look nice and festive. Hooray for the red, white, and blue!

 

What a Girl Wants

For months Audrey has been saying that she really wants to be in a parade. When I saw she could be in a summer dance camp and participate in two parades, I jumped on the chance since I really didn't know how else I could get her in a parade. Well, you can now cross that off of her bucket list and add it to the list of things she never wants to do again. After the first parade I asked her how it was and she said boring. She would have rather been on the sidelines picking up candy. She said she really didn't want to be in a parade ever again because it was too hot. She seemed to enjoy the second parade a bit more and she was even able to get some candy too. She actually seems to be enjoying herself in the pictures, but that is because we had all started yelling her name and she was excited to see us. I wish I would have thought to take one before we started shouting.

Story Time

I had two goals this summer: go to story time at the library every week and go to a new park every week. I am happy to report we have only missed story time once since Alivia had a fever and we have made it to a new park every week. I don't have any pictures of the kids at story time because I thought it would be disruptive to start taking pictures during story time. But, I do have a video of a great storyteller that lives in our house. Lately one of our favorite things to do is ask Evan to tell us a story. It is very entertaining and we love all of his sound effects and page turns with his hands. If you can't understand what he is saying, you are not alone. We really don't know what he is saying half the time when he is telling his stories.

As to our second goal of the summer, our first park visit was to Porter Walton park. It is right next to the library so we just stopped by for a bit after story time. No pictures. Of course I forgot my camera. The second park we visited was Founders Park. No pictures from that visit either. Unfortunately we weren't there very long since Evan had a bit of an accident. Don't worry there are park pictures coming from some of our other visits.

Mango Anyone?

Well, too bad. Evan has eaten all the mangoes at our house. I always tell people that Evan will eat a whole mango all by himself, but the other night he outdid himself and ate two whole mangoes.

Vote Now!

Before it got too hot and as long as it wasn't raining, the kiddos were playing outside a LOT. Which kid do you think enjoyed their time outside the most? Would you say it was child A that wore these clothes?
Or child B that wore these?Or perhaps you are going to go with child C that wore these.The pictures really don't do justice to their level of filthiness. Unfortunately I didn't get pictures of the children in the clothes so you could really see just how dirty they were. They were obviously in the tub.