11 Aug
Bryan and Ava spent a fair amount of time decorating the front step this weekend. Ava had more on her skin than on the sidewalk, though.
These little footprints were cute enough not to sweep up immediately. I use that excuse a lot when it comes to cleaning, but this time it was true!
10 Aug
Ava, to the guests of a very impromptu party at our house after work on Friday night: “Do you know where my mom put the dirty dishes? In the oven!”
9 Aug
The girls were invited to a friend’s birthday party today. Temperature were only in the high 60s and it poured the entire time.
Fortunately, things like that don’t bother kids!
4 Aug
Temperatures were in the high 90s yesterday, and it’s already 90 here this morning. The forecast high is 101 for today. The nice thing about all this heat is that if you fill a wading pool at noon, it’s warmer than a bath by 4 p.m.
4 Aug
We took the girls to the zoo bright and early on Sunday morning. We were hoping to avoid the heat, so we arrived just as it opened at 9 a.m. We were one of just a handful of families there, and we even got to see the zookeepers feeding the eagles and the bears.
“Nemo?”
This bird whistled at everyone that walked by.
If I had a farm, I’d have a fleet of these geese. A fleet? Or a flock?
Trying to keep cool…
We ended the trip with a train ride around the neighboring park.
3 Aug
We took the girls to the farmers’ market Saturday morning. Ava brought her baby (and her travel mug of juice) so she could pretend she was a grown up, a game she continued throughout the day.
As a side note, I shot these photos, wrote this post and published it all from my phone. Pretty handy!
Oh, and Gramma–I know you’re always wanting to see more photos of me on the blog. That’s my shadow on the bottom of the last shot!
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