Monday, July 25, 2011

Natural Playscape

Yesterday the family headed about 20 minutes out of town to a newly discovered "playscape". It was in the same park where we had our wedding reception and the scenery was gorgeous. The kids had a great time playing & exploring!
The was by far the favorite attraction!

Andrew mistook it for a drinking fountain.


Guardian of the log.
Kate & daddy using the wooden blocks to build a tower.
Andrew using the wooden blocks to practice sorting...
...and then as an afternoon treat.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Life's a Beach

What better way to beat the 100* temps that we have been having than to hit the beach? While both kids spent most of the time in the water, here they are digging a hole.

Kate missing her legs--you can tell how humid it is by this shot, the lens kept fogging up!
There was a brief downpour, but we stayed in the water. Until it thundered, then we ran up the beach to the shelter.
The rain was brief, and we enjoyed an hour or so more swimming around and cooling off. It was definitely a great way to spend a summer afternoon!

Sunday, July 10, 2011

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A Week of Fun

We just returned from a week at the cabin in Minnesota with the Vogel family. We all had a blast! Below is a week in review.

Andrew enjoying his first taste of sweetcorn. Unfortunately, he had an ear infection for 1/2 of the trip, but still had moments of fun!
We had smores each night we were there and as you can see, Kate was a huge fan.
On the 4th we went into town to watch the parade. Unlike last year, Kate was not intimidated at all & jumped right in to get the candy.
A sweet photo of Andrew on the dock. He enjoyed watching the boats go by.
It was so fun seeing how much Kate has grown since last year. She ran easily down the dock & I only had a slight fear that she would fall in (last year I was almost positive, though she is yet to do so!)
Andrew's first time in the lake. He wasn't a big fan at first, but here we think he was trying to make a break for the water trampoline.
Uncle Kevin brought his kayaks and we had fun paddling around the lake each day.

Kate's absolute favorite activity of the week: riding on the inner tube behind Grandpa's boat. Here she is riding by herself. Jason "fell off" and she did great. What a brave (and slightly crazy) kid!
Pure joy.
Another trick: standing while riding to practice "wakeboarding".
Andrew enjoying a (short) ride with Daddy.
It was such a fantastic week. Kate is already talking about what we are going to do when we go back after she's 4...I can only imagine!