sprinkler

Sprinkler time.

summer break

This is precisely how we all felt about summer - maybe just a little less squinting...  It feels like forever since I sat down to update this little space of ours.

We've been on a beach vacation, swimming, jumping off the diving board, big house projects, working in the garden, potty training, taking walks, eating ice cream, and RV trip planning.  Its is about time I got things caught up around here.

A Full Summer

I really can't believe it is August.  

August is supposed to be hot as blazes and it means back to school time.

Right now it is 65° and breezy 

and I am not ready to admit Eva has a school supply list.

We have been going and going. Trips to parks, riding big-girl bikes with training wheels.  Picking tomatoes and making pickles.  Swimming in the pool and getting goosebumps in the breeze.  Hiking and hanging out with friends and family.

At the end of the day, I am brushing sand off the couch, gathering shoes from under the dining room table and marveling at how another day sped by...

and how we fit so much in at the same time.

Life is full and good.

the usual

Spending the after dinner hours...

in the sprinkler.

tasting the water.
chewing on the hose.
squealing and giggling.

getting soaking wet.

Until the sun is gone, goosebumps and teeth are chattering.
It is the rinse cycle before bath.

Summer

sprinkler kiss

line dry

playing and peeking

friends who each hay with you

acting too big

being too big

Summer

Summer...

nothing says it better than baby pools, juice boxes and friends.

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We are soaking up the last bits on a little holiday.

forest, lake, trails and a cabin.

First family trip as a foursome.

Big smile.

Sunday night

An outdoor concert.

Excited Eva.

Friends holding Theodore.

Beautiful sunset.

Eva dancing with berry juice on her dress.

Great night.

Summer Nights

soccer

flowers

up past bedtime

blocks outside

dessert

Summer nights are my favorite.

The days are jam packed.

But the nights, get slow and simple.

The sky turns orange...

and the fireflies come out to play.

Tired toddlers are just happy to be sitting outside too.

Hanging out with mom and dad.

Joining:  

Sweet Shot Tuesday and Communal Global

Wet Lands

Trails and sunshine.
Feathers and rocks.