We've had a busy and fun last few weeks! I was worried that we'd be bored all summer, but so far that hasn't been a problem at all. We've had swimming lessons for Eva and working in the garden and playgroups and family visiting and all sorts of fun. The garden has been fun and is growing pretty well. The bottom two beds are looking beautiful and we have tons of tomatoes starting, but the top three beds, which don't get as much sun, are in need of some help. We're doing Miracle Grow and planning to start a compost pile for next year and all around considering it a learning experience.
Jeff's sister Leslie and her family (husband, two teenage daughters, and 7-year old) and his sister Noellen came to visit us a couple weeks ago on their way to Lester's graduation from a military training (he'll be deployed to Iraq to train their military at the end of this month). While they were here we went to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History (Eva was so excited to see the dinosaurs!) and a bunch of monuments. Aiden's favorite part was when we all stopped and dipped our toes in the fountain at the WWII monument, which is absolutely beautiful. It was a long hot walk and Eva got too tired to walk after a little bit (we only brought the single stroller for Aiden), but Leslie's two daughters just stepped right in and picked her up and we all took turns carrying Eva. They were so good to Eva and Aiden the whole time, and Eva had so much fun. It was really great to get to know them all better. The next day we all went to Lester's graduation a couple hours away from us. Then Leslie and crew went and stayed with Lester and his family for a week, then came back to our house for the 4th of July on their way back home. We spent the holiday at the National Zoo. Eva made pictures of the animals a few days before we went, and then when we were at the zoo and came to an animal she had drawn, she fished the picture out of her little backpack and pressed the picture right up to the fence so the animal could see it. It was absolutely darling!
This weekend Jeff's mom and her husband are coming to visit, and then next week the kids and I are all headed out to Boise for a few weeks before the reunion. We're so excited!
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It sounds like you're having a fun, busy summer. Eva is so cute! I love the story about her showing the pictures to the zoo animals. We're so excited to see you guys, we're literally counting the days! We love you!
I hope you write that Eva/animal drawing story in a journal. Then again, this blog is journal enough for me. There's a website called blurb.com that will hard-bind blogs. That might be kind of fun to do one of these days.
Every time I see that picture of Aiden Spraying Eva with the hose, I can't help but laugh. It is definitely a classic picture of a mischevious younger brother... kind of like me.
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