Summer 2010

Nope...we didn't take a big summer vacay. And we really didn't do anything too adventurous. But here's what I did:

• I cheered a bunch for a 2 1/2-year-old going to the potty. And I got cheered for as well for going to the potty.

Ben even got excited when ME got to color on the "tee-tee paper".

• I mastered the art of blowing bubbles and then catching them every morning on the deck in my pjs. Actually, I learned how to stay in my pjs for a long time each and every day (as you'll probably notice in most of the pictures).


• I ran from dinosaurs (and some other animals at times) in my hallway.
• I learned that when painting, a dot on the paper can be anything from a footprint to a castle. See below...
• I looked forward to every Wednesday when the dump truck came. This was a cheap thrill in the Dees Household! Each week, we would run to Ben's room and have the same convo:
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  "I think I hear the dump truck...

  

  but I don't see dump truck."

  
• I learned that having style means that you just have to wear what you're comfortable in.

• ME learned how to be a contortionist.

• The kids learned how to enjoy summertime sweet treats.
  
• We learned how to have fun in the sun with our friends during playdates.

Davis and ME running through the Splash Pad downtown.

Ben and ME looking at the fish aquarium at the AR Game and Fish.

Davis, Ben, and ME at the Game and Fish.

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cKenzie, Ben, and ME playing with puzzles at the local library.

• I figured out how to manage to get both kiddos down for a nap at the same time most days...even if it meant nap wherever you can.
  

  At the beginning of the summer, ME missed her old daycare and even wanted to take naps like she did at daycare.
  

• I learned how much fun playing in the water really can be no matter where you are.


• The kids learned patience by waiting for "Adult Swim" to be over at the pool.
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• I managed to become a culinary chef (at least in the eyes of Benjamin and hearing his response after each bite).
• I learned a new language (it's called "ME's special language"). Has anyone else's child done this? Kind of cool...kind of strange!
• I learned how to distract ME when driving by Sonic when it's not Happy Hour. ;)
• I saw the most beautiful 4 blue eyes almost everyday.
• I went to the rainforest several times (the tree that covers my deck or anywhere that there were lots of trees).

Nope. I didn't go anywhere, but I sure did make some great memories!