Green Lake

We went east today, just for a change of scene, to the beach at Green Lake. We brought two of Caleb's friends - Jake and Phillip.

The boys used the buckets to try to catch minnows.




Later, after much swimming and running around, they poured water over their heads, making "waterfalls." Then they constructed a "water park" on the sand and had the "grand opening" while Alana and I splashed in the (very chilly) water.




It's Matt's last weekend with us before he heads to Florida for a month. He spent most of the time making inroads into the novel his grandmother gave him when she was visiting last weekend. Here, Alana looks on. Overall, a really pleasant afternoon.

Super Saturday

We had a terrific day. Ran some errands, had lunch at McDonald's (Alana's request, because they have Littlest Petshop toys again). Then we met some friends at the East Area YMCA, which has the best kids pool in the entire county. Then we went to their house and had pizza. It was a very fun day, but I didn't take a single photo unfortunately.

Independence Day

Nice shot of Larry and Roxy playing at the park before we went to our friends, Jim & Linda's house for a terrific picnic. The weather was perfect.

We (me, Larry, Matt & Caleb) also played a lot of "4 square" before the picnic (a driveway ball game where you try to make your fellow players miss the ball), while Alana entertained herself with filling in her own 4 square with pictures.



We didn't get to any fireworks, unfortunately. It's too much trouble to go to the fairgrounds, and the smaller, local fireworks didn't start until 10:30, which is just too late for the kids. Doesn't really feel like the 4th without them, though.

Scooters

We were all riding scooters today, so I snapped this shot of Matt on Alana's Disney Princess scooter.

Beach day

Gorgeous day. Took the kids up to Oneida Shores after work, and Larry even joined us. I should have taken more photos.

Cloud

This funky cloud, right outside my building, looks like a Heavenly Being is about to emerge from the middle.

Summer is great

A terrific evening with our friends Jake and Maddie and their mom Joanna. We went to the library and signed the kids up for the summer reading program. While there, the kids played together in the toy area with a large doll house.

Then we went across the street to Heid's - a famous local eatery that sells Hoffman hotdogs. We also enjoyed ice cream from their companion establishment, Sweet Treats.

Then our friends headed home and we took Roxy to the park, where we ran into a nice couple walking their sweet mixed breed named Coco. Roxy and Coco played together for a long time. I tried to get a photo, but they were jumping and running around too much!