The Wonders of Summer

Our summer has been absolutely amazing -- here's a little of why:

Berry Picking:

Close to explanatory of all our berry picking trips this summer; she always eats more than she actually collects and she just loves it. These were Marionberries -- we have picked rasperries, strawberries and blueberries, too. Yummy, yummy!Not quite ready for berries, yet ; )!

Some of our indoor activites, painting, of course:

I am the Incredible Hulk -- okay, so I'm way prettier than the Incredible Hulk but this look suits me, don'cha think?Aine insisted on painting, too! Mommy wasn't ready to give her more than just water. She still had fun.

BEACH!!! -- Lots of trips this summer -- the kids love it and so do we! :
Snuggling in our beach tent, post picnic!Our girls love the sand. She really didn't eat most of it -- she played but couldn't resist putting a little bit in her mouth to discover what it felt and tasted like.So it looks cheesy and posed but we were having that much fun!Reviewing our ABCs on the beach -- we wrote them out and then ran and sang, ran and sang, again and again!Someone seems to be a little confused about where you are supposed to swim ; )!Fun playing!Windy!Windy, typical Oregon beach weather.Getting ready to head down to the water.

Parks:

We go at least 4-5 times per week! Again, the kids love it...and it's free : )!

Aoife has been testing out the "big girl" swing.

Gorgeous!

Action shot!

More (random) indoor:

Sporting her mowhawk, or "peahawk" as Aoife called it for a couple of days -- she must have been thinking about peacocks, too, we've been reading about them recently ; )!

Gardening:

We love visiting our garden, watering and checking progress, daily. These plants look so little compared to what it out in the backyard now. We have pulled in quite a few tomatoes already and expect quite the harvest this year.

Aoife loves her watering can!

We will be sorry to see summer go but are looking forward to many fall festivities. Other big things going on, Aine has been scooting around for over a month and now mixes her scoot/swim with crawling. She is pulling up and bouncing, she is so busy and loves to explore and manipulate anything and everything she can get her hands on. Aoife is quitting diapers, she had her first accident free day today! Yay! We are making progress quickly and I think things are going really well.

Hope summer has been great where you all are!

We love you!

The Stuhans xxoo