Day 1429 | 4th of July

Happy Independence Day! It was kind of a weird day around here. No plans with family and the heat + rain kept us indoors a lot, but is was still a good day with our little family.

Here's what did keep us busy today:

• A walk to the farmer's market for sugar snap peas
• A stop for ice cream
• A trip to the mall to try out the new Indian restaurant (at the food court, obviously). We also stopped at the mall play place and the toy store. As a side, the mall is super busy on the 4th of July. Who would have known?
• A movie date to watch Charlotte's Web (we just finished the book)
• Constant surveillance of our cup of caterpillars (they all turned into chrysalises today--all four of them!).
• A backyard fireworks display (when it was still light outside). Based on how loud the boys thought this display was, I think we've got another couple of years before we attempt the real deal.

There you go. Busy, but low key all at the same time. 

**And a throwback to last year. At least the boys are consistent.

Day 1428 | Pool Time

We’ve spent the last two afternoons at my aunt and uncle’s pool and it’s been pretty terrific. You might know that I’m not much of a “pool person” but with the boys getting older (and therefore more independent in the pool) combined with fun cousins for them to splash around with, I’m starting to understand the appeal.  

Day 1427 | A Monarch

We finally hatched a butterfly! I think it's reasonable to say that I was probably the most excited about the metamorphosis, but the boys liked it, too. I mean, the whole transformation is incredible, isn't it? 

A special shout out to Grandma Bibi for finding a home for our little guy. Thank you!

Day 1426 | Camping

It was hot. It was stormy. But it was super fun!  

We had a great time camping this weekend at Coon Fork County Park. Full disclosure: we used my parent’s camper (which is why the heat was bearable). It was our first camper trip and I have to say, it was pretty sweet. 

I could get used to this fancy camping thing. Also, camping with friends is about the best thing ever. Nothing bad about dividing up child rearing and food prep all weekend long.