Now that the fogs have rolled in and it’s looking like summer is over here, it’s reminded me that I haven’t posted any pics of all the fun sun-filled times we had this summer. We went out berry picking usually twice a week at least, and had quite a few visitors to the house, which made for fun times. I’ll give a little background for some of the pics, but will otherwise let them speak for themselves.
First of all, Easter. Diana pretty much remembered how it worked, and the girls didn’t even come in to our room in the morning, but headed straight downstairs and started pigging out. When we came down 5 minutes later, they both had chocolate drool ALL down their chins. Helen loved her bunny, a lot! The girls also found the patience and persistence to start doing puzzles, which has been fun for us. It’s been interesting to see how they work on them; not at all like me, starting with edge pieces, and then working in. They like to pick a dinosaur (or pony, or whatever), and build that first, then the next one, etc, until they have all the sections, and then put them together. It’s an exercise in patience for all of us. 🙂
The end of the school year meant a field trip to the beach. It was fun for the kids to be able to find big shells and sand dollars wherever they looked. Helen kept up with the big kids quite well, and they were both soaked up to their armpits by the end. The school also had a walk-a-thon fundraiser and participated in a parade at the end of the year.
Peas in the pod also arrived at the grocery store, and the girls would just plop down with a bag and be content for half an hour. Good times for all. We went to the annual Highland Games which were at the park in Ferndale – a huge even that drew participants from Seattle, Vancouver, and all points east. The drumming and bagpiping was a bit loud for the girls, but they liked watching, and loved the dancing.
The girls also did dance camp this summer – ballet/tap, and they both loved it, Diana especially.
Coming up next, some videos, and then swimming lessons, and first day of school, etc. See you all soon!
