Ellie, commenting on my ahem swift enjoyment of a Mickey bar: “Wow, Mama, you’re almost done already?!?”
Gwen, without missing a beat and with no trace of irony: “It’s her big mouth.”
Tag: kids
Ellie made up a joke…
What happened to the ketchup thief?
He was caught red-handed. 😂
Saturday night dinner jokes
Ellie: What does a taco say in the morning? “Taco-doodle-doo!”
Me: What do you call a taco that can’t talk? An O.
Gwen: What does the taco say when it wakes up? “Wake up everyone! Tacos are the best!!!”
Ellie has decided that in lieu of a treehouse or a playhouse, she would like us to build her a research lab.
Happy Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day to the guy who matched me diaper for diaper, bottle for bottle, and late night for late night. Now you’re the stay-at-home dad, coordinator of appointments, lessons, and lunch boxes. I couldn’t ask for a better partner, and our kids are lucky to have you as an example of what a great dad should be. <3 🙂
I like my Peeps cruelty-free
Me, helping open the Peeps from Ellie’s Easter basket: “You know, when I was a kid, we only got Peeps at Easter. They didn’t have them for Valentine’s Day or Christmas or anything.”
Ellie, aghast: “That’s just cruel!”
Halloween 2016
This Halloween was a blur, as we spent the first half of the day driving back from the wedding. We’d stopped in Freeport overnight, but that meant 3.5 hours of driving with two wound-up kids and two tired parents.
I considered skipping trick-or-treating this year — I think the kids would have been OK with that — but after spending the majority of the day cooped up in the car, it was a relief to walk around and stretch my legs. After we got home, I told the kids to put on some costumes from their costume stash and we were off for the candy hunt.
Gwen went as a ladybug (note the pants are inside-out and backwards, a personal best), and Ellie went through a few costume changes before she settled on the above, claiming she was a maid.
Can’t tell they dressed themselves, can ya? 😉
Gwen has her first loose tooth, and she’s so eager to have it out, she keeps begging her older sister to kick her in the face.
7yo wisdom: “Burps are face farts.”
Summer adventures
The end of a season is always bittersweet. On one hand, I adore fall and all the wonderful things that come with it; on the other, it feels like summer flew by. The hottest days were relatively few and far between up here in the north, there was not nearly enough lake time, and I could have taken a few more weeks’ vacation and not felt the pull of work.
Library work buddy.
Time to get the hairs cut!
Post-haircut treats in the park.
Post-Pokewalk selfie.
Playtime at Monument Park.
Hmm, I don’t think that’s how it works, girls.
Hello, Ms. Moose!
Northern Maine lakes country.
Lake time is good time.
Hill-rolling is a new favorite pastime.
Swinging sisters!
Swimming in the clouds.
Hoping the rain will let up (it didn’t).
Rain, rain, go away!
Playground time.
And LEGOs, of course!
Letters from camp. <3
Life at the lake.
Lake time.
The Boy and the Boot.
Treats from Darling’s ice cream for a cause.
Selfie with my favorite kids.
7 Wonders of God Warriors
Jesus’ parking spot.
End-of-camp celebrations.
Rainbow!
Presque Isle explorations with my big girl.
Gymnastics antics.
Sisters, reading.
The kids are clinging, driving both their father and me nuts, so it must be time for them to go back to school. Tomorrow we’ll put them on the bus and restart the school-year routines. I feel entirely unprepared and frazzled. I may be in a bit of denial, particularly with regards to Gwen, who turns five in two days. So many mixed emotions!
September also begins a three-month-long string of events that will probably make the rest of the year fly by. There are work trips planned to British Columbia and Spain, my brother’s wedding, more home improvements, birthdays, and holidays.
It was a good summer, a solid summer. Looking back on these photos and thinking about everything we’ve done, it’s clear we made some new memories. Bring it on, autumn. We’re ready for you!