School starts in one week. Seriously people? It is still the beginning of August!!!! Summer 2013 was so much fun and could probably be dubbed the summer of swimming at Crestwood Pool/the summer where I hardly took any pictures! BLAST! Of the few pictures I did take here are some highlights.
The joy of getting the tramp was only overshadowed by the fact that a few days later we got to Dog-
Sit my sister's dog "Pip" pictured above (you might need a magnifying glass...Pip is one small dog). Marian was thrilled to find out that Pip spent the night sleeping by her feet. Don't ask me why Marian was sleeping in the music room. After 4 days with us Pip probably went home to his family exhausted from the almost hourly walks and constant love/mauling from my dog deprived children. I'm pretty sure that between Jack and Marian, Pip was introduced to EVERY home in the neighborhood.
We got a trampoline and the kids are in HEAVEN about this addition
The joy of getting the tramp was only overshadowed by the fact that a few days later we got to Dog-
Sit my sister's dog "Pip" pictured above (you might need a magnifying glass...Pip is one small dog). Marian was thrilled to find out that Pip spent the night sleeping by her feet. Don't ask me why Marian was sleeping in the music room. After 4 days with us Pip probably went home to his family exhausted from the almost hourly walks and constant love/mauling from my dog deprived children. I'm pretty sure that between Jack and Marian, Pip was introduced to EVERY home in the neighborhood.
Robby came from Australia and we got him all to ourselves for a few days! He was a good sport and slept in our unfinished basement, jumped on the tramp with the big kids every day, let me beat him in the game "Ticket to Ride", and played the doting uncle to Grant and Gracie (seen here wearing their patriotic Stars...and Stripes pj's for the 4th of July)
Lucy got interested in the babies. G&G have had many unexpected run in's with miss Lucy lately. Poor Grant got his head washed while he was sleeping in his swing.
We got to celebrate my Grandma Jean's birthday
complete with impromptu tea party
Jack and Marian tried their hands at small business
Jack won the award for most outgoing (and apparently charming) salesman
Marian won the award for most patient saleswoman. She didn't pick a high traffic day like Jack did but she didn't care one bit. She was happy as could be waiting for customers (2 total in over an hour...not counting me, Lucy, me, Jack, me again, and Chad) A UPS driver stopped and gave her a $4.75 the tip for her 25 cent lemonade. I guess that's what you get when you are the world's cutest lemonade seller.
We were reminded time and time again that Grandma Marian is the best and most fun babysitter ever.
Seriously, if I have half of her energy when I am in my eighties...I will be thrilled!
My sister Kate and her husband Rich were in town from NYC for a day and we enjoyed them every minute of their stay. We also enjoyed every bite of Kate's homemade Chocolate Chip cookies...they were eaten too fast to get a picture of.
Two and a half months of summer down...only about 2 and a half more days to go.
