A Little Catching Up....Summer Fun

I've been a complete slacker on our family blog.  Once I get through my "big" chemo treatments (last one scheduled for October 8th), I have planned to try to resume posting at least one photo or brief story each day.  It was a lot of pressure in 2010, but I am so thankful for those photos and memories and I want to be sure to remember even more of our adventures --- even the lazy, normal stuff too.

Anyway, we have enjoyed some beautiful and weather here lately with cooler temperatures.  This means more time outside whenever possible.  The temperatures had gotten so warm here that the kids didn't even want to play outdoors sometimes because even THEY were too hot.

Back in August (August 11, 2012), we had a fun afternoon/evening in the backyard with Kendall "mowing"...

Emma doing some repairs to the swing set....

And Clark keeping a close watch on the "kids" in the triple stroller....

As the sun was coming through the trees, I tried to get a shot because it was just one of those beautiful summer afternoons....

Just the other evening (Sept 16, 2012) the kids were thrilled to get to run around and burn off some energy.  We were busy inside making dinner and cleaning the kitchen, but Troy managed to get some pictures (through the kitchen window, hence some distortion, etc) of their crazy antics:

And we have had some late summer "visitors".  We've put out a couple of hummingbird feeders and I am completely awestruck by their tiny size and ability to hover.  But I have never really seen them stop anywhere before, so we've loved that one or two seem to enjoy perching on the weeping cherry tree just next to the feeder in the front flowerbed (right outside the bay window).  Our other, less stunning, but equally interesting visitor is the writing spider that is on the OUTSIDE of a sunroom window doing a great job catching many flies and other little pesky insects.  Troy showed me its little "pantry" where it has a long string of insects ready for another snack or meal.  It's kind of gross, but pretty fascinating also...just as long as it stays OUTSIDE.

I hope to be back with more pictures and stories about the kids again very soon.  I miss my camera and I miss keeping track of the memories and being able to read about them here, so I want to make it a habit once again.  My goal is to begin during the holidays (Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas), so I hope you will be patient with me.