Tuesday, August 27, 2013

The last week of August? Already?

My last post is dated July 16th.  How is that even possible?  I can’t believe it’s pretty much been a month and  a half since the last time I wrote.

We are all doing well.  It’s been one of those months (summers?) where it was just a blur.  Right after our trip to the lake around the 4th of July, Zoe started swimming lessons.  She was so brave – jumped in the pool (shallow end and deep end), swam across the pool with the help of a lifejacket and a pool noodle, went down the water slide, and jumped off the diving board multiple times.  It’s amazing how much they learn in such a short amount of time. 

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We had many get togethers with  friends – trips to the park, bowling, swimming, hanging out at each others’ houses.  We were beyond busy.

We had a big trip out to the East Coast in the middle of August.  We visited family and friends and hopped from one house to the next.  Zoe was an amazing traveler.  I loved watching her interact with her cousins, her aunt and uncle, her grandma (Mom-Mom) and her two great-grandmothers.  I loved seeing her playing with our friends’ kids, too.  She was so sweet with all of them. 

Portraits taken with the cousins, lunches out, barbeques, playtime in a bouncy house, a trip to the zoo and a splash park…

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Super hero mini golf…I mean, really…Who doesn’t wear their cape to the golf course?!?

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Mini pedicure with her Mom-Mom…(she’s making such a goofy face…)

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A trip to the bowling alley with our friends…love this picture

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And an amazing day at the sculpture garden…

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This one (below) took my breath away…I’ve always loved the Monet painting that it is based on…

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Making music with friends…

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A family picture of our friends on the Japanese bridge…

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And in classic Zoe style…a family picture of us, too.

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After 9 days, we returned home and had a house guest and a wedding to prepare for - I’ll have more to share soon…sorry it has been so so long.