Strawberry Picking

I went strawberry picking 3 weekends in a row this year. I made sure our freezer was full for smoothies, breads, pancakes and whatever else I want to use them for. The kids weren't always big fans of picking for hours, but they enjoyed this outing with friends.

Here come the troops, looking for a good spot to start picking.

Carys and Lily hanging out.

The strawberries were very sandy,
which didn't seem to bother her at all!

The boys hanging out.

June 2011

Play Date

Who needs the toys when you can play in the bin they go in?!:)

Fun at the Beach

This was a couple weeks ago and yes, believe it or not, it was actually hot that day! A very "go get 'em" friend of mine asked if we wanted to go to the beach with a picnic lunch. Sometimes I'm tempted to just stay home even when something sounds like fun, just because it's easier with two kids. But I went and we had a lovely time. Now she was the one with the idea to grill brats over a little camping grill! I was all for packing sandwiches, but if she wanted to do the work, well, hey, I'd eat it!:)
The children had a great time in the water and in the sand as well as on the cool playground right next to the beach. I never made it past my calves in the water, by the time we had lunch, I fed Carys, and then tried to get her to go to sleep, which took awhile! But it was a good time - something I'd only do with another person along!:)

More Friends...

...from WAY downstate.

Caedmon and Kiersten on the school bus at the playground...
I know tat day will come all too quickly!

watching Baby Einstein

We didn't get any adult pics, but we had a great time hanging out as well!:)

Hangin' Out with Friends

We had supper with some friends a couple weeks ago. At some point as we were getting our plates ready to take outside, we realized the children had already escaped to the outdoors and we parents were all inside. And we came out to find our friend who doesn't yet have children here...:)

Caedmon and his little friend Denali having a great time together!:)

Babysitting/Play Date

I watched some friends' children for a couple hours one day. Their little girl is 2 1/2 and their boy is almost 9 months.

The girl and Caedmon can be interesting together...they're still learning how to interact with other children and how to share.

And recently, Caedmon has become obsessed with their little one, constantly touching and hugging and driving the poor boy crazy! It's sweet, but I'm constantly worried he'll knock him over and get a little rough with him. Having a baby in the house soon is going to be interesting!