Friday, August 27, 2010

Enjoying the Final Days of Summer

On Monday I called and invited Aunt Jen & her gang to join me at the park near our house, and she said sure. The weather was gorgeous, and this is the last 'official' week of summer since school starts next week. Here's the whole gang right before we left to go home for lunch.
Caleb likes to run around, and Joshua has really been into swings lately. And, he told me that his cousin Emma is "a nice girl" - he enjoys playing with her.
Tuesday morning, we were invited to meet friends at Long's Park. It was supposed to rain, but the weather held off.
After we left, we went home, packed a picnic lunch and headed to Daddy's work to pick him up. Here's Joshua buckling his own seat belt. He's a pro at it now (although we always check it just to be safe!).

We went across the street as a family to the Leola Community Park to enjoy our picnic food and play some more!
It was cool for summer with a refreshing breeze. The kids enjoyed the time, and Daddy said it was great to see us and eat leftovers (we've dined on picnic food from the weekend this entire week).
This seesaw was more evenly weighted, so the boys enjoyed it. I loved their little expressions!
Caleb loves to climb and explore! I can't believe how big he's getting! I also can't believe how big Joshua is! How do they grow so fast?
One of their favorites at this park is a little thing-a-majig that they shout into and pretend to talk back and forth.
We've spent several evenings playing outside this week. The temperature has been amazing. It's hot during the day but chilly at night. The past couple nights we've taken the kids to the playground and let them ride their bikes. Joshua is getting really good at riding his! He enjoys it, and I think we're soon going to need to upgrade his helmet. Daddy said he'd prefer one that doesn't let him plant his face into the pavement if he would fall. The boys have enjoyed the time outdoors, and we realize that summer will soon end so we'll take all the time outside we can get

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