Summer is almost over. Sigh... This year the end feels even closer because August has been so cool. And while I am not the type who can tolerate heat very well, I am still sad to see summer go. I will definitely miss peaches, blueberries, and blackberry picking (but not what happens when kids eat too many blackberries--FYI: blackberry leaf tea is the antidote to blackberry diarrhea). Tea got her first haircut, which looks adorable. That was a big milestone. Now she seems so much older!
Kai's been drawing all the time, as usual. That's exactly what I loved to do when I was little--that and reading and riding my bike. He's also been loving learning about dolphins, armadillos and is learning how to swim! I just wish we would have spent more time at the pool. I can't believe school has started and the pools are closed. Luckily we have a great indoor pool that's open year 'round and a lake nearby that's open until the end of the month. Tea loves to play with her dolls still and do anything Kai is doing. We checked out some board books on tractors for her at the library. She and Kai LOVE kitties and our neighbor has two new kitties that we visit as often as we can.
The start of fall immediately made me want to start crafting, especially after I got my fall issue of Living Crafts magazine. They had darling felt crowns in there, but my kids didn't want a king or queen crown or even the toadstool crown. They had their own requests. Tea wanted a ladybug and Kai wanted a crab.
Kai and Tea aren't much into posing for pictures lately.The sun was also very bright that day.
With fall comes peace, which I can feel in all aspects of my life but the kids are showing it too. The stillness is wonderful and overwhelming with the open windows and quiet that comes when the air conditioning is off (what an annoying sound it does make!).There's so much more to write. I will just say that I am very thankful for my family. We had a camping/canoeing trip that nearly ended in disaster, with me grabbing Tea and getting out of the boat before it went under (not without getting a big ol' bump/bruise on my leg--Tea was unharmed). We were rescued by some lovely people while Jevon held onto the boat and tried to grab out things. Kai was in another boat with friends, thank god. Needless to say, I will not be doing that again. I have always been afraid of water and am not sure why I wanted to go on a river in a boat when neither I nor Jevon knew what we were doing (although I thought he did know how to float in a canoe--he later admitted he didn't).
If my DSL weren't so slow I'd write more now and post more often but the kids were only happy for so long and now it's time to go outside!
