Showing posts with label parks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parks. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

'round here

We are well into our third week of summer vacation.  It has been pretty humid here and has rained every day for a little bit-like Florida.  Right now, we are coming out of a tornado warning for a storm that went to the south of us.  Yippee.  All plans I had for today are cancelled except for a run to the store for to restock our milk supply.

We've tried to keep ourselves busy here.  Some things have been checked off our summer wish list.

Ewan and Cale went to Cub Scout camp and loved it.  Cale actually passed his swim test (or, rather, the part he was tested on) and earned himself a paddle in the canoe he was in with Andy.  I think both the boys earned their belt loops, and maybe their pins for archery and bb guns, too.

Ewan, climbing a rock wall.


Cale, shooting.

I think we've gotten to 2 parks so far.  It's hard for me to coordinate park time with Kinley's sleep schedule and evening activities.  And, I don't feed like playing in this humid, hot weather.  

Look, proof that Kinley can be smiley.  She really likes these swings.

We've had a guest at our house-Flat Stella from Oregon.  We take her around so she can see some of central Indiana.

Sad news-Mr Orange is missing!  He went missing on Saturday night 6/14 and hasn't been seen since.  I think he got shut outside that night on accident and instead of sticking around, the next door dog ran him off.  I am hopeful that Orange ended up on someone's doorstep and that kind soul took him in.  I keep looking out the doors thinking I'll see his face peeking in.  I tell the littles that Orange is off having an adventure.  Kella says that he is fighting Doofenshmirtz (the evil genius from Phineas and Ferb-a show we watch a lot here.  In the show, the kids's pet platupus, Perry, goes off the fight the evil doctor in every episode).


A week after Cale and Ewan got back, Marcus headed off to Boy Scout camp.  Andy got to go, too.  

Looking spiffy in his scout uniform.  The scarf holder was made by one of the leaders.


The "boys" ready to go.  I think Marcus was tired of getting his picture taken at this point.

Marcus comes back Saturday morning and Andy comes back the night before since I have to work this weekend.  Andy is back for two days and then he leaves for a football camp (for work) on Sunday and will be gone for another week.  Crazy, I know.

We've also been working on the library reading program and have just been hanging out.  Lots of play time, lots of electronics time, lots of relaxing time.  Summertime.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Labor Day, park day

We got our park fix in early this week, taking all the kids this time. It's a park we've been to before, just going to a different section with toys for bigger kids. We brought a picnic dinner and enjoyed the end of the holiday weekend.
There is this coolness, webbed climbing thing the boys took to right away. Who so you think got to the top first?



Andy was good enough to take Kella down the slide.

Sweet baby K got tired to sitting in her car seat.

A little bit of climbing wall.

Dinner.

After numerous attempts, Cale made it to the top first!

Liam hung out in the lower ropes and did some great balancing.


Sunday, August 25, 2013

Another week, another park

We were able to take the littles to the park again this week. We live very close to one, but it's a lot more fun to take them to the different ones in the area. It's an unofficial goal of mine to take them to a different park every week. Did I take some pictures? Why, yes, I did.


These are my favorite swings.

Liam got to push Andy on this spinning teacup thing. When Liam rode it, he spun around so fast that it scared him a little. (But, Liam came back for another turn.)

The teeter-totter was a little calmer.

Kinley got to roller blade around with Andy.

Kella played by herself and then with another little girl. She sure does like to climb.