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<\/a>Is this how we use the roller skates?<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Silly girl. She’s dressed for skating!<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>He’s getting so balanced.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>All done. Just half hour of skating and they’re done! I say “just” and Eve says, “We get to skate for a whole half hour?!” That’s good cup-half-full mentality! :)<\/p><\/div>\n
After skating we went to the playground for awhile before dinner at the lake. <\/p>\n
<\/a>Lex can make it all the way across these monkey bars. Better than I can!<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Swinging!<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Sillies on the slide. They turned this into a Pez candy dispenser and they were the candies. I had to “click” out each candy and then a kid would slide down.<\/p><\/div>\n
After they were fully exhausted I took them out to dinner. There’s good parenting! We had a tasty dinner and ice cream and good times.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Ice cream. I didn’t get a good family shot here, but this was Grandma’s first trip out of rehab in awhile. We had a great dinner at the lake to end a beautiful day.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Enjoying ice cream with a view.<\/p><\/div>\n
This morning Alan woke up and decided he wanted to run in a Father’s Day 4miler they hold here every year. Eve was eager to run in the 1 mile fun run! We were out bright and early and had a great time. Alan and Eve did the fun run, then Alan did the full 4-miler while I hung out with the kids. <\/p>\n
<\/a>Eve in a tree.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Lex said “I’m going to hang like a sloth in a tree.”<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Eve and Alan crossing the finish line! She rocked it!<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>12 minutes! They are so speedy!<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Three in a tree! The guy in the green in one of Lex’s classmates.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Watching daddy start his long run.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Eve, relaxing in a tree. These trees were easy to climb and super popular!<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>We found face painting and Eve immediately wanted a butterfly. (I don’t think these were really face paints though. Her face has been scrubbed clean twice now and it’s still pinkish!)<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>All good things must come to an end, and when they involve lots of activity and excitement the end is often not pretty. Eve pouted for awhile because I couldn’t magically conjure up just the right kind of food she wanted, but don’t worry, I had her giggling quickly enough. We went home and she had a story with Mema and bagels from Grandpa Tom and all was right in the world again. :)<\/p><\/div>\n
The family is back from the balloon festival now. Everyone survived and had a good time. Kids are exhausted but, luckily for me, had a great bedtime. <\/p>\n
Happy Father’s Day! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We’ve had a busy Father’s Day weekend around here! It’s not even over yet, but Alan and Grandpa Tom happily took the kids to the balloon festival this afternoon so I am home in a quiet house (except for all … Continue reading