Camping With the Extended Family

I have to admit that I was not especially looking forward to toting a not-quite-two-year-old to the woods and spending a night in a tent without electricity in July in Arkansas. But I was looking forward to seeing Greg’s family, so we came up with an escape plan just in case the toddler thing didn’t work out. ;-)
It really was great seeing everyone. I loved watching the cousins play together. We enjoyed swimming in the lake. Greg’s brother-in-law, Jimmy, cooked a fine fried chicken dinner with the works. We even wound up staying the night in the tent, though we slept very little.  



Juju really took to his cousin MM! She toted him around like a baby doll.

I think Caveman tried to monopolize Aunt Catie’s time as usual.
  
Juju also went with Uncle Steve for a walk…he was persuaded by Uncle Steve letting him hold the doggie leash.

And he let his cousin T hold him. When MM saw, she said “Hey! That’s MY baby!” lol
Of course Gem stuck to Reesie like glue.


Looking forward to seeing everyone’s pictures, and looking forward to doing it again, y’all!

Independence Day 2010

 



At our library’s summer reading program, the children did patriotic crafts a couple days before the 4th.







We enjoyed our backyard fireworks so much last year that we decided to stay home and do them again this year. We grilled hamburgers and hotdogs, had watermelon, and lit some kid-friendly fireworks. Mama even made a playlist of patriotic songs to accompany our firework display.

 

What We Love About Summer…

 

Grilling…splashing in the pool…watermelon…fireflies…longer days…time slowing down just a little.

Fun With Henna

These pictures were taken the evening of our zoo trip, when the girls and I decided to put henna on our hair.

They used red; I used black. Mine was very subtle, but the girls’ turned out lovely…

I don’t mind my kids playing and experimenting with different hair colors. It washes out eventually, ya know? My main concern with hair coloring is the chemicals that dyes contain, but henna powder is all natural.
And they really do look cute as redheads.

Juju’s First Zoo Trip

We didn’t let the heat scare us away. Armed with sunscreen, plenty of bottled water, and making good use of the water sprinklers at various spots around the zoo, we wound up having a grand ol’ time.
  
      

Pookie Mama Turns 37

Spent the weekend grilling, visiting with friends and family, had cheesecake and margaritas, and ended with Beatles Trivia. What more could a gal ask for?