is never done

they asked me one day if they could eat lunch in the fort?

sure! why not?

soon, i look out to see--

a pulley system

&

two kids
hoisting their table up, up, up

to eat in their fort.

not exactly what i had envisioned,

but clever & creative.

all in a day's work

 camping in the yard

and at Lewis & Clark

 flip-flops in all colors & sizes

Evelyn's 1st pair, she calls them "flippers"

 a ginormous hair cut for handsome Sam

 a friendly tick was found camped out on his scalp

hiding under all those curls

so

out came the clippers and buzzed those curls away...

Right after I buzzed his hair,

he looked in the mirror and said,

"I don't look so good without my curls,

but maybe a shower will make it look better."

another very favorite thing this summer has been

swimming. 

My kids have turned into fishies,

Stella declares she's part mermaid.

 Our flag flying, during the city parade.

 Preston enjoyed the sights & sounds of the event.

Stella & Sam ran around, trying to catch the flying candy.

All were impressed by the marching band going by,

the loud fire truck sirens,

horses,

& the John Deere tractors!

Miss Independence herself,

mostly enjoyed the parade perched on her daddy's shoulders.