Peets Hill

I took the kids up to Peet's Hill early Saturday morning before it got too hot out. It was a nice walk. Leo ran a lot and then let me push him in the stroller which I was very happy about. I need to video him running-I love it so much. I remember feeling the same way about Madigan running and didn't realize I would forget so fast what it looked and felt like.

Painting Her Face

I had to snap these pictures of Madigan applying face paint to her own face. It was so funny to watch and she concentrated so hard. She did a great job with a flower and some grass I think. I should have snapped a picture of the final product.

Watershed festival

We took the kids to the Watershed Festival again this year. It's a super family friendly event at our local Fish Technology Center. I had to leave early to volunteer at the Library, but Kyle stayed the whole day with the kids.

First up: Fishing:

Park Play

New pavers

A couple of weeks ago we dove into a few outdoor home improvement projects. First up was a "patio" along the south side of the garage. This area doesn't get a lot of moisture and is part shaded with a lilac tree of the neighbors. We need storage for bikes, lawn mowers, and miscellaneous other yardy things. So, we laid these pavers. The gate was made a couple of years ago but hasn't been up since we built the new garage. It's back up now and the whole area is so much more efficient then it was (I couldn't get the lawnmower from the back yard to the front yard without an obstacle course and some curse words!!).

The before pictures:

More M Artwork!!

I have been meaning to get these pictures up for some time now. I can't remember which was was drawn first, but I remember the awe I felt and then when I showed Kyle he was super impressed too. Then Madigan must have seen how impressed we were and she made a few more in the series!

(almost) Summer

A few pictures from hot weather a couple of weeks ago. Since then we went back to Winter and now back to more Spring Summer weather.

M at the park:

Kids working on the new perennial area in back yard:

At a different park:

Forever buddies:

A quick naked romp in the backyard:

Helping Dad move the dumptruck: