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Showing posts with label Summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summer. Show all posts

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Back to Summer

Well, I am still mourning for summer, so I will share some more highlights of our summer, only about the little ones. Picnics. We don't have them very often. Our family isn't fond of eating out of doors because of the bugs. I remember when I was little I loved picnics. Except when my napkin, cup, or plate blew away. But we never really had picnics, so I used to like to pretend indoors. Well, when Ana received a picnic basket for Christmas, I remembered how I had felt once upon a time, so twice when I babysat A and E, I packed a surprise lunch in the picnic basket and sent them outside with a blanket and some dolls. Oh, they loved it. The first time I made them a picnic, I also gave them a pitcher of water. I was wise the next time and sent small waterbottles. So here are some pictures of them and their picnics.
They don't know I'm taking their picture.
Ana's actually eating right now. Usually she's busy with her babies or pouring water.

They both love pouring drinks. They also love to pour it back in the pitcher. I don't stop them because I figure that I won't be drinking from that water!!
And he spills all over
Ana has noodles that are about to fall....

(Notice the dolls)! So it was a messy, yet fun day outside during lunch this day. Wow, was it a mess.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Highlights of the 2009 Summer

I'm sitting in the house. My feet are freezing. I'm wearing sweatpants and a sweatshirt, and I'm dreaming of summer. Already. So here are some highlights of our summer this last year.
We climbed the dune behind us. It doesn't look that big. IT WAS. Tiring, yet worth it.
This was the view from the dune. Wow.
We went to the beach during our vacation. That was a whole lot of fun. What are we doing? Burying Ethan is sand. He looked like a sphinx by the end.
We put up a new basketball hoop. This one won't fall over in high winds like our other! Ana likes it on the lowest height.
Bug hunting was the highlight of Ana and Ethan's afternoons. They even found frogs one day. Unfortunately they left one in a metal pan and it fried in the sun.
We got a slip and slide this year. Oh boy was it fun. I was just itching and sweating to go on it with A and E, but I am too heavy. I felt like doing it anyways, though. Ana really liked the slip and slide. She had a little trouble going down, but she got wet!
Look hard at E's face. You may need to click on it to get a larger picture. He was a little shocked by the cold water!! :)

I know it's way too early to be missing summer already, but I'm afraid I am.