First Week of August

It seems that when August comes around and we realize that summer is half over, there is a sudden urgency to cram as much outdoor-living into our lives as possible.  This past week was no exception!  We worked hard and played hard and enjoyed every minute of it.  Once again I am reminded of how blessed I am to have an amazing husband and son and wonderful friends to share life with.

We began the week off with a trip to Riley Creek Park with some friends from church.

Evan's 2nd birthday!  It's hard to believe that Kai's friends are already turning 2 and he's soon to join them.

The chocolate cupcakes were thoroughly enjoyed.

Attempting to wash his face off.

This was Kai's gift to Evan, which Kai promptly attempted to take back.

We're not often at home these days, but when we are this is what Kai does.  He carries the cars around in his football bag, takes them all out, lines them up, then moves the line to a different location.  I'm convinced he could probably do this all day long.

Another evening swim at City Beach.

Our community garden is growing really well.  We have loads of sugar snap peas and snow peas, with carrots and tomatoes on the way.  Yummy!

Kai loves the snow peas and snap peas.  And, I love that we can teach him how to grow and harvest our own food.

Blueberry picking was a BIG hit :)  Actually, I should probably call it blueberry eating.  Not too many berries made it into Kai's bucket.

Apologies. So sweet!

More fun at the beach.

Helping daddy get ready for the Long Bridge Swim.

I got to babysit the kiddos while their daddies did the Long Bridge Swim.  It was a fun but exhausting morning.  Let's just say I came away with a great admiration for mothers of twins.

The first of the swimmers nearing the finish line.

Post-race relaxation in the backyard.

At the children's concert during the Festival in Sandpoint.  The huckleberry ice-cream was a big hit and resulted in quite the energy boost as you'll see in later pictures.

Kai was completely mesmerized by the music when the orchestra first started playing.

Standing ovation.

For the rest of the evening Kai looked like this - a little blur of dancing craziness :)

He even found some ribbons to dance with!

After 1 1/2 hours he was pretty tuckered out.  A fun end to a great week!

Kai loves our backyard kiddie pool, and he also loves seeing videos of himself. :)  In case you need a translation, he's saying, "See it. See it." and then later, "Camera?".