Eve decided she wanted to be a super hero and came up with this outfit.
Super hero Eve!
The mask even joined us for dinner.
Our secret dinner guest. Who could it be?!
Super… umm… bird girl?
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Videos from July
This is what I’ve been waiting for!
Eve loves this little thing. I don’t think it’s really meant to be a swing, but it’s part of an obstacle course at a local playground.
Fun in the lake. That hat is so goofy :)
Eve has been requesting lately that I make movies of her wiggling her ears. This is a good one.
Happy August!
1 more day until family meals (one dinner!) begin
10 more days until some bathroom training begins
16 more days until that tooth has to be out (and Rosy’s birthday!)
30 more days until school starts
There’s our month. Kind of Lex oriented, huh? :)
Hiking the gorge
Aunt Mandy came to visit today and we went to Quechee to hike the gorge. It was a beautiful day and we all had a blast. I have such fond memories of Quechee Gorge from all the years we came up here as kids. It used to seem like such a looong hike, but it really isn’t. It’s not even a mile total, from top to bottom. We probably did almost 2 miles today, going up and down and making a few detours. We went down, played on the rocks, waded in the water, slipped and slided, and then went all the way to the top to look at the dam. Alan explained all the inner workings and Lex told me tonight that he had fun with everything, but the dam was his favorite part :) Then we all went out to lunch at an awesome restaurant Alan and I discovered a few weeks ago on a date. We sat outside at a picnic table, ate delicious food, and enjoyed the day. Then back to the house for naps and quiet time. After that Alan and Amanda entertained the kids while I holed up in the office to do some work for Good Beginnings, post some books for sale on half.com, and get caught up on old email. A good time was had by all :)
Lex running down the trail. He did a great job walking/running the entire way, up and down.
Peaking over the edge. Eve is on Mandy's shoulders in the background.
Wading in the little pools.
Salt dough
We were going to make homemade play-doh on Thursday. Lex, super excited, ran to his cookbook because he knew it had a recipe for play-doh. Turns out it’s a recipe for bread dough that you can play with. The title says Play Dough. He was bummed. But he kept looking and came across a salt dough recipe and decided he wanted to make that instead. So funny because we used to make salt dough as kids, but I never would have thought of it until he found the recipe. So we made up a batch and the kids had fun rolling and shaping and cutting. After a few hours in the oven it was ready to be painted! But, sadly, we only own washable paint. On Friday we went and bought some acrylic (aka NOT washable paint!) and Friday afternoon we had a blast painting our salt dough creations. They dried quickly so we were able to go back and paint decorations and layers and it was fun. I always forget how much Eve loves painting. It’s messy and not my favorite project, but she loves it. I need to paint with her more often. She put many, many coats of paint on each one she did. It was fun.
NON washable! (when it dries. fortunatly it comes off pretty easily while still wet!)
Want one? We have plenty to spare. :)
Strong daddy
A day at the beach
It’s almost August. Have you noticed? Guess what? We have not been to the lake once! I stopped their swimming lessons in June figuring we’d spend the summer at the lake, but, umm… nope. Today we had a trip to the dentist at 8am and decided to head to the lake after that. Sunny and high 80s, it was a good day.
At the dentist both kids got cleanings and Lex got explicit orders to wiggle that loose tooth and get it out! Otherwise we’ll be back in two weeks to discuss extraction. He is not in favor of that. Both kids did a stellar job of behaving for the hygienist and the dentist.
Eve at the dentist
Then we headed to the lake! The sun was shining, the water was warm, and I have top-notch kids :) We had fun. They even decided to wear their life jackets this year! Lex remembered the belly button rule and asked if he could go deeper if he was wearing his life jacket. I said yes, if he had the life jacket and I was with him. He ran up the beach to get his jacket! So funny. I didn’t have the camera then so you’ll just have to use your imagination, but here are a few other pictures.
Eve testing the waters
Lex watching fish
Lunch time
Blueberries!
One of my favorite activities! We found a new blueberry patch that’s just a few minutes from our house. After a quick trip to the grocery store and the playground we decided to do a drive-by and see if the blueberry patch was open (it was 5:30pm already). When we got there it looked awesome and was open until 7pm. It’s way out in the country, quiet, on a rolling hill, and ripe for the picking. The kids immediately clamored to get out and pick some berries. Twist my arm. The whole time they were talking about who is more like Little Sal (Eve, of course!) and what we should do with the berries we picked, besides eat them. Lex decided muffins were definitely in order.
I was craving cookies as well so we did some baking today. I let funny boy dictate the cookies so we ended up with oatmeal raisin bar cookies, cut out with cookie cutters. They are tasty at least. :)
Pics from the weekend
These posts are out of order. I should have done this one first to keep them in proper chronological order… but oh well! These are from the other day.
I love seeing Eve playing with my baby doll. It makes my heart happy.
Isn't she a good colorer? I love how she colors everything with color patches.
The morning glories are supposed to be politely climbing up the sunflowers (symbiotic, right?) but some seem to be a little overzealous and are suffocating the poor sunflowers! I hope everybody eventually blooms happily.
The neighbors invited us over to make s'mores with their fire pit. Parrish was thrilled (he's done this before), Eve was intrigued, but look at Lex in the back. He looks a little concerned.
Eve dug right in!
Parrish enjoyed his!
Lex, however, would have nothing to do with toasted marshmallows. We eventually talked him into eating a graham cracker and chocolate sandwich. Ha. Funny kid!
Dorrie
Lex discovered Dorrie, the witch, and here is what this morning’s outdoor play time looked like:
Luckily he’s a fast reader and was done with the book before long. Then there was lots of running and playing. He may look like his daddy, but he reads like his momma! :)