August pictures

THE POOL

Spent many hours at the pool this summer. Some with friends, some with just the kids and me, some with Nick. Okay, very few with Nick, but we DID manage to get him out in the heat a few times. :)

By the end of the summer, Daniel finally didn't scream when I put on any kind of floatie on him. Made my time much easier!

Floating into the deep end

And this crazy girl is quite the water bug. LOVES the pool, loves going under water, and always wants to practice swimming without floaties.

Is there something about the baby of the family that always melts one's heart?

...AND BEGIN THE PARK

Time for Fall already?? Where did the summer go? I anticipate many, many hours spent here this Fall. Oh the joys of being a mom of littles. I love that I can take off for the park for a few hours and have it count under my job description.

DAILY LIFE
Bathtime. This profile reminds me of Kathryn at this age.

Yuck.

Apparently he thought it was funny when I made a face at how yucky the bath water is to drink (especially out of year-old empty bottles that probably have all sorts of slime growing in them. I guess that's what happens with deprived children...they have to settle for slimy bottles instead of flashy bath toys. Not that they would pass up a slimy bottle for new bath toys anyway. But I digress.) I love his sweet smile.

And this is why I have to remind myself to close all doors behind me. Silence is not golden here. It usually means trouble.

Only kathryn would look at a heap of toilet paper on the floor and exclaim in a dramatic voice, "Oh! What a beautiful Dress! Oh My!" Gotta give her credit for a good imagination.

She was quite upset when I insisted on throwing away her new dress up.

And so summer seems to be at an end (although we'll try to squeeze in a few more pool days before it closes), and Fall begins. I must say, I'm really ready for the cooler weather, which makes going outside with the kids soooo much easier.

The end.

OBX 2010

Somehow August and half of September have flown by without a post. Hmmm. Life has been picking up since church life started back up in August, and now I'm catching my breath long enough to sort through summer pictures. Just looking at these pictures again makes me think of long days relaxing in the sun with nothing to disturb me from my solitude of reading a good book. Ummmm....yeah. In my next life maybe. But we DID have a wonderful time. A few of my favorites from the week:

Kathryn loved being one of the "big girls" this year, although she couldn't quite make it in the bunk room. She was so excited at the prospect of being able to lay in bed and "talk like sisters." It didn't occur to her that all the other girls are sisters. Night one ended with a pallet on our floor for a bed, where she was quite happy to stay the rest of the week. Maybe next year.

With Hayden and Bradford- the 2007 babies.

Love these candids
Nana and Papa and the clan
Gram with the great-grands
I love how Daniel and Bradford are in their own worlds

It's calling for me...

The Crew
(minus Josh, Margaret, and JJ, who couldn't make it).

Afternoon storm coming on

And just for fun.