Playing in the sprinkler
Jordan Lake
We got together with Kim and Chris, and went out to nearby Jordan lake for the afternoon. It wasn't too crowded and the water was great. It's not the same as going to the beach, but it's so close and convenient, which makes it a really nice alternative.
Pool-side Summer
We've had a lot of fun at the neighborhood pool this summer. Last summer, our first in the neighborhood, Dilly was too young for us to really take advantage of the pool. Now that he's a little older and a little more independent, it's easier for all to enjoy ourselves.
Cameron's learning his way around the pool and getting more comfortable with the water. He was deathly afraid of the water slide until I made him go down it. Now he can't get enough.
Dillan loves the water and has no fear of it. He'll walk right into deep water and he pushes away from us when we carry him around in the pool. It wouldn't surprise me if he were swimming on his own by next summer.
Joining the pool this summer was definitely money well spent.
R2D2 Cake, The Making of
I set up our little point-n-shoot camera to take time-lapse video while I was making Cameron's R2D2 birthday cake.
Everyone that saw the cake told me how awesome the cake was, or how they really liked it, but mostly people were interested in how I did it. That led me to take the time-lapse footage and throw together this little video.
Enjoy.
Lunch with Cameron
Today I got to go have lunch and with Cameron and his class. All of the students invited their parents, and the parents were to bring ice cream for a special treat after lunch. I opted out of bringing any ice cream as it was kind of last minute, but fortunately there was plenty for everybody.
It was nice to get to see Cameron's classrom and all of the little boys and girls that he spends his day with. Cameron made sure to show me the bee hive, and the fact that his bee was still in it. (That means that he had been behaving) Initially I wasn't too fond of the idea of having lunch with 25 five year olds, but it turned out to be fun and I'm looking forward to doing it again.
Go Fish!
Amy and Cameron playing Go Fish...
It's just unbelievable sometimes how fast these boys are growing up. And yes, Amy is intentionally hiding herself. She hasn't done her hair or makeup yet, so photos are strictly prohibited. :PStrawberry Pickin'
The weather was nice today, so we went to the farm just down the road to pick strawberries. Actually, Amy did all of the picking while I chased Dillan around, and Cameron wandered through the strawberry field and checked out the old farm equipment.
We ended up with about 5 pounds of fresh, delicious strawberries which we used to make strawberry shortcake when the neighbors came over for dinner later in the evening.
Brent Collier
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