Though seemingly not quite as hot as last summer, it's bound to be a summer with tons of water fun. Looking back at these pictures, it's amazing how much Nellie has grown over the last 11 months. I still need to sign the kids up for summer activities - oops. They seem to always be upside down, so I'm thinking gymnastics would be a good match for both of them. Swimming lessons would be good to. What are your kids doing this summer?
We're also avoiding McDonald's this year - and I can count on one hand how many times I've taken the kids to eat & play this year. "Mommy isn't allowed at McDonald's, because she needs healthy food." Well, logical B-Bee now comes up with elaborate reasonings and plans to scheme his way to the cheeseburger-laden playlands. The other day it was that he was going to call me "Daddy" because I'm not Mommy anymore and if I'm Daddy, then we can go to McD's because Daddy can go there. A few weeks ago we asked him where he wanted to go to supper. His response was that him, Daddy, and Nellie would go to McDonald's to have cheeseburgers, french fries, and chocolate milk. Mommy had to stay home and eat strawberries, because strawberries are healthy and they don't have healthy food at McD's. Last year we were going to eat lunch or have ice cream and play 2-3 times a week. Eek. Scary, huh?
So this year it's morning runs with one of our dogs (I switch which one goes every other day) and lots of park playdates, splash parks, swimming, storytimes, and museums. We got a kid trailor for our bikes and invested in a bike for me last summer and the kids also like to ride with us. With the price of gas as high as it is, we also invested in locks so that we can ride to the store.
