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... and a happy New Year!
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Scenes of Summer 2010: Playdates
August has given us a break from swim lessons - and a chance to schedule some end-of-summer playdates. We had one a week or so ago at a park near the new home of a friend from last year's preschool program - a park which boasts both a playground (that is in the shade!) and a splash pad water play area. Lots of fun running around in water on a hot ( Read more... ) -
Scenes of Summer 2010: Playtime at the Park
We have been to several parks this summer (and had several picnics). It's interesting to watch the playground dynamics of my little extroverted risk-taker - which is so not my personality as a child. She feels she needs to find someone to play with at a park playground, so she runs up to all the kids, asking, “You wanna play with me ( Read more... ) -
Scenes of Summer 2010: Parents' 45th Anniversary
This past weekend was our big summertime gathering with my side of the family, in honor of my parents' 45th anniversary. My sister and I and all of our offspring descended upon their home in small town Iowa - unfortunately, both of our husbands are in jobs where they have to work on weekends in late August. Still, it was kind of fun to have a bunch ( Read more... ) -
Scenes of Summer 2010: Flowers and Their Names (Sort Of)
Nora has been using my "flower book" (a field guide to Minnesota wildflowers) this summer: she wants to know the names of various flowers, and it's something I'm interested in, too. I showed her the color codings on the edge of the page, and she knows to look in, for example, the yellow flowers to find a match in the picture -- and then I'll look ( Read more... ) -
Scenes of Summer 2010: Pool and Beach
"Mommy, there's sand in the bathroom. " Yes, there is. And I suspect there's going to be some stray sand in our bathroom, at least until September. There's also likely going to be an extra laundry load per week, consisting of beach towels - and sometimes a picnic blanket/tablecloth -- until the same timeframe ( Read more... ) -
Scenes of Summer 2010: Summertime Seasonal Food
Last night's dinner at our place was taco salad: browned hamburger, kidney beans, chopped-up onions and salsa, all mixed up and cooked together, topped with some shredded cheese and some torn-up lettuce (torn up by a four-year-old who is getting experience in kitchen helping this summer), plus tortilla chips for scooping. Apparently, according to ( Read more... ) -
Scenes of Summer 2010: Church Camp Part 2- Friends, Family, Animals
(Have been lax on the blogging this summer, and want to record some of these memories. "Scenes of Summer 2010" is kind of my own personal catch-up series.)We were one of five families attending camp that weekend. Among these families was an almost-four-year-old girl Nora has played with before, and a four-year-old boy (older brother to the almost- ( Read more... ) -
Scenes of Summer 2010: Church Camp Part 1-Fire and Water
(Have been lax on the blogging this summer, and want to record some of these memories. "Scenes of Summer 2010" is kind of my own personal catch-up series.)The June weekend post-birthday of this summer, we were off to camp. Nora, my mom and I all went to "preschool family camp weekend" at the camp in northern Minnesota owned by my church. (DH has to ( Read more... ) -
Scenes of Summer 2010: Amusement Park
(Have been lax on the blogging this summer, and want to record some of these memories. "Scenes of Summer 2010" is kind of my own personal catch-up series.)In addition to our Princess Pony party the day before, we spent the actual day of Nora's birthday at the Como Zoo and amusement park - the polar bears are back from their extended stay in Detroit ( Read more... )