Hot, Hot Mid-July…
July 11th, just had to take this shot… she hasn’t been taking her shoes off during a trip nearly as much as she used to, it seems. See this im age larger.
July 14th, Nina put together this picnic one color-coordinated item at a time! Nice! See this image larger.
Same day, the kids went to Mr. Scott and Miss Elena’s to play with Rowen and Baby Jimmy. See this image larger.
Looked like fun! I didn’t go again because I had work. See this image larger.
I’m putting this in for kicks… I got this shot from Aunt Mel, and am just really impressed with Connor’s pitching stance. He’s getting so big! More on their visit soon! See this image larger.
July 15th, Nina and Ian romp around the yard. The work we had completed on the landscaping involved some new soil and grass-seed. I’m a bit gun-shy with growing grass after having basically lost an entire lawn at our old house, but this came in fine. I mention this because it was what I was doing whenever I wasn’t working or taking pictures of the kids… watering, watching and worrying. Particularly on a hill, it is a race against the weather… the roots need to take hold before the heavy rain, or the whole thing washes away. See this image larger.
Anyways, back to our cute daughter! See this image larger.
This is a nice one! See this image larger.
Nina apparently hopped right on her bike (with training wheels) and started pedaling. Given that she really only seemed to “get it” in the earlier entry of her on a big wheel, this was very impressive! You go girl! See this image larger.
Nina pretends Ian’s baseball bat is a congratulatory bottle of champagne. Mommy pretends she didn’t just erase all of the contacts on her phone. See this image larger.
Oh, hi cutie!!! (Check this one out big, so cute!) See this image larger.
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Hey, HEY… WHO JUST RANG OUR DOORBELL?!?! See this image larger.
As sweet as she is cute! See this image larger.
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Don’t we have a second kid? Where’d he go? See this image larger.
There he is! Hi, Ian! See this image larger.
Camera time, Nina, let’s see your cutest face! See this image larger.
Wait, what’s that? See this image larger.
Mommy gives piggyback rides, despite it being hot out! See this image larger.
Ian too! See this image larger.
Sorry about the blur, turns out shooting a moving target in low light is difficult! See this image larger.
July 17th, weird clouds started rolling in… a very strange sky! See this image larger.
It looked a lot like the end of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. See this image larger.
I know, I know, where’s the kids in this picture? They’re inside brushing their teeth. (Sorry Sweetie!) See this image larger.
Alright, last one, back to the kids! See this image larger.
July 20th, and Ian poses in the bathroom with his daddy! See this image larger.
Alright kid, back to brushing your teeth! See this image larger.
July 22nd, At Meijer, riding on Sandy the mechanical rocking horse! See this image larger.
