More Summer Fun

Now that summer is over, I guess I should finish posting some of the fun things that we did. Then I can post back-to-school pics since school started a few weeks before. :)

Lily doing a tissue paper art project

Having a tea party outside.  Towards the end of summer I realized that lunch and afternoon snack were much easier to clean up if I let the kids eat outside.  Plus, they loved all the 'picnics'.  When they were done I just hosed everything down.  Super easy!!

Claire learned to climb both into and out of her highchair...  It didn't seem very stable so we've moved her to the regular table now. 

Don't you just want to squeeze this little kid???  Especially with the peanut butter face and the pulled out pigtails...

Ollie having a water fight with some friends.

Action shot of Ollie at the splash park

The girls at the splash park

Popsicles with friends after swimming

One day to make cleaning up more exciting I hid a bunch of pennies all over the house...

Ollie had tons of fun cleaning up and finding the pennies.  The cheerful cleaning up was totally worth the dollar or so I spent!

Claire wearing Lily's goggles.  Side note- She got this bright orange shirt from the library reading program.  She loves it and wants to wear it all the time!  All the kids got one and sometimes they would plan to all wear them on the same day.  :)

Play-Doh started off with just Claire on the table...

And ended with all the kids on the table.  Play-Doh is super messy but will occupy them for a long time!

This cute girl has some serious bedhead in the morning!

Our Sticky Forest- I tape contact paper to the floor and the kids love to walk and dance on it.  It's a great activity for toddlers because at first they don't know how to walk on it and they fall over every time they try to walk. 

Dinner outside...  we would swim almost every evening and then have dinner outside with Papa grilling us something.  We sure got a lot of fun out of the pool and the grill.  I'm usually in the water swimming so we don't have many pictures of us doing the thing that we did most!

Snack outside on the doghouse...  like I said, easy cleanup!

Zoo trip...  had to be started as soon as they opened because it gets HOT!

Our no fear child- loves water and doesn't mind it in her face.

So that is our summer in several posts. We had fun and kept busy!