Eve attended dance camp this week. She had a great time, though she came home exhausted each day. On Wednesday she even took a 2hr nap after lunch! It has been quite awhile since she last took a nap.

Today was the last day and they had a little performance at the end for the parents.

Afterwards we had lunch at a diner nearby. The kids had waffles, I had grilled cheese, and Alan and his dad had something meaty. Everyone enjoyed.

Playing tic-tac-toe with silverware and sugar packets.

Yummy waffles!

It was just after 1pm when we got home, well over 95° outside, and I was ready for a cool house and some quiet time. Unfortunately the crowd in my driveway was not! Both neighbor kids and a parent were walking up the driveway, ready to invite my kids out to play. Of course they wanted to play! We spent the rest of the afternoon in the kiddie pool, washing rocks, and riding a skateboard. A good time was had by all.

Summer time fun in a kiddie pool.

Watermelon!

Scrubbing rocks from Ruggles Mine.

More rocks. They were all very proud of this hard work they were doing. :)

This girl loves her rocks!

I love a good splashing water picture!

They had fun riding the skateboard down this steep driveway.

This looks like a muscle man picture! Look at those… umm.. ribs?!

Eve eventually got out of the pool and joined the boys on the skateboard hill.

When the neighbor left to get ice cream and I denied my poor children (I really didn’t want to be out in public with them, for fear of an overtired meltdown!) we came inside, showered off the sweat and sunscreen, and settled in for the evening. Lex finished his thank you notes and got his birthday presents back and they were content for the rest of the evening.

Lex finished his thank you notes! On his own terms. As he prefers life in general. :)