Rainy Day Adventures

See the little shiny raindrops?

The rain starts... the gutters fill up... the temperature drops below 100... and all the kids in the neighborhood run outside... my kids and me included!


We got our first (little) rain of the monsoon season this evening.  At least, the first when we were all awake.  There has been a little rain in the middle of the night, but mostly we have just had clouds, humidity and wind.


I got a little happy with the camera today and took lots of pictures.  And it looks like I need someone to help me learn how to post them into my blog, because I can't figure out how to align them how I want or get them spaced right... :)

Catching raindrops with her hand

Catching rain on her tongue

Say ahh!

Trying to hide from the camera

Checking out his first monsoon

Me looking at the rain

He's too funny!

Is that my child?

Wet kid under an umbrella

View of the sunset from our house

Getting a little darker

Posing

Sailing a pink paper boat down the gutter

They named it the SS Sassypants... after guess who!

Sad that it got soggy

I'm so proud :)

Back inside, playing in his bouncer

Super cutie! (if I say so myself)

What's that noise outside the window?

Ahh, that's what it is... my little clown!

Laughing uncontrollably

Summer Fun

So the kids and I have been doing so much over the past couple of weeks. We have been to the AZ Science Center, the Phoenix Children's Museum, friends' birthday parties, Peter Piper Pizza, the movies with our cousins, swimming & sliding with friends at the Wigwam Resort and the XRKade. I have also taken Robby and Rylan to the Y with me to work out and Amelia and I got our toes glittered at my friend Audra's house.

Our matching glitter toes... yes, I am whiter than my daughter!

Without my kids, I have done Zumba, a Relief Society swim party, PTO meetings, Cub Scout committee meeting... along with just the regular day to day stuff of shopping, banking, and other fun errands. :)

I can't believe school will be back in less than 4 weeks. The summer has been flying by! We have been swimming more in the last few weeks than the last few years combined.

It also seems that I am not much of a photographer, because I don't take any pictures of the fun stuff that we do. I guess I will add that to the list of things to improve!

Benjamin is too tired for the bumbo!

Amelia is loving on her baby brother!