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Sydney on Vacation and Chubby Babies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sydney is on vacation from HBHQ for the week and visiting Camp Janet and we sure do miss her around here. Maggie keeps trying to drop bits of food from her high chair and looks around waiting for Sydney to come charging out with her tongue out. The two are the very best of friends, but I’m sure it is nice for Syd to get a break from Maggie’s powerful pinches and kisses Last I heard, she was basking in the sun on the front stoop letting Sparky do his own version of relaxing, which really means digging in the field next to my parent’s house.

Last week while we were up in A-Town both Erin and Suzanna brought their kids out to my parent’s place to play for a few hours and it was so much fun. Suzanna’s son, Daxten, has the most edible legs right now and he was right at home rolling on the grass and munching on some treats. I could seriously take a bite out of him right now…

Erin and her family have FINALLY moved back to WA and it has been so much fun to get to know her little guys beyond the quick visits that we’ve become accustomed to over the years. Gavin is roughly Maggie’s age and has the exact opposite hair-do of Maggie, which is pretty funny.

The MagSTAR is up from her nap and so this is the….end!

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The Work Can Wait

It was a full, full weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday were filled with friends and family stopping by. We got to see so many faces we don’t get to see nearly enough.

By the end of the day today Maggie was tuckered out and had a a mash of blueberries, strawberries, dirt and whatever else crusted and smeared across her face, proving that she loves weekends just as much as the rest of us.  I’d have it no other way, and by the looks of the sun kissed face of my husband, he too was in the same boat.

As Barry and I sat on our back stoop tonight, taking in the last bits of daylight, we realized that we hadn’t gotten a smidgen of yard work done or any of the errands checked off our list. Oops.We both decided that we’re thankful that we have a home in which people feel welcome enough to stop by and visit, the weeds and errands certainly aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.

 

 

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I Blame the Weather

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last week we met up with Charlyn, Beth and their kids at the zoo on a rainy day and I thought we were all pretty cool for being there when the weather was so nasty. We donned rain jackets, sweatshirts and Beth’s kids busted out their umbrellas. We were living the Pacific Northwest Dream, raindrops and all. It was a fantastic day and Maggie enjoyed seeing all the different animals that we’ve been reading about. There were no complaints about the weather and we all enjoyed following the lead of the older boys, who were in charge of the map.

This picture is from the HB archives, the scooter did not come with us to the zoo and the warm weather didn't either. Just the cute, cute kids.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I started this week out with a bit more hope about the weather and we spent some time outside Monday while visiting Caroline & the rest of the crew for a couple hours. We even had a picnic dinner outside in our yard and scrubbed out the Sandy Lagoon thinking that surely the weather will become SCORCHING anytime now because 40 other states are melting in the heat. MELTING.

We’re not melting. Not even close. I keep looking at the popsicles in my freezer and think that it is just too dang cold to enjoy a popsicle in JULY.  I’m no longer proud about going out in the rain and doing stuff. Instead I’m grumpy about doing activities inside that I thought I’d reserve for special Fall and Winter days.  Maggie inherited a play kitchen from the Merks (as Barry calls them) and has been happy enough to do some work from time to time. I’ve found her in there a few times busily stacking cups and plates; however, I also found her in the bathroom unraveling the toilet paper, so I’m pretty sure she is starting to get stir-crazy too.