Summer Nights

I can't get enough of these beautiful evenings. The girls play and play and then play some more. We eat outside, enjoy neighbors, and delight in all that we have been blessed with. Sunshine really does make a difference.

I was going for just a simple smile. Adeline had other plans. Bikes, food, silly arm movements, tongues and winks were much more exciting for her to pose with. Here is a sampling.

(BTW, Miss Lila was sitting in the stroller for her nightly run which left her out of this photo shoot.)

Faces

Faces I love. . .

The face we try to avoid . . .

The Ants Go Marching

I caught Lila at the piano playing a rather vivacious rendition of, "The Ants Go Marching."  She sang this for her end of the year program which included the hand motions when singing, "Horah, horah."

Times Have Changed

My no-napped girls fell asleep on the way home from picking Savannah up from school. They both transferred like little babies. It brings back all of those times I treked up the stairs to plop one in the crib and then doing it all over again with the other. There is something about a limp child in my arms that puts a smile on my face.

Adeline stayed sound asleep until forced to wake up for a family run. Lila popped up much sooner in order to put on her "running clothes." Even though she sits in a comfortable recline, nibbling on a tasty snack, running clothes are necessary. The flip flops aren't part of the outfit, just an attempt to get mommy to buy her some.

Our Family, Told by Chuck E. Cheese Himself

Who needs cameras when you can get a Chuck E. Sketch??

Welcome Baby Bird 1 and 2

Last year at this time, we were well into our bird journals.  This year is a little different.  Since we spend countless hours in the car, we have no time for journals.  Nature keeps marching forward, with or without them anyway.  The girls' excitement is just as high too. 

Today, we discovered that two of our seven baby bird eggs hatched.  This piggy backs on Adeline's chick hatching experience in her IU classroom.  She is fully aware that the baby birds crack their way out of their eggs.  I was glad to see the carry over. 

Here are two short clips of the birds and of Adeline's explanation of what she saw.

Shades of Blue

Me:  Adeline, what is your favorite color?

Adeline:  Dark Blue

Lila:  I like blue too. 

Adeline:  No, Lila.  You like sunny blue not dark blue.

Lila:  Oh yes!  I like sunny blue.