Summer Hangs Out a While

Well, we may have jumped the gun a little a week ago when we title a blog post 'The Last Days of Summer'. Temperatures reached the 80's again today, and with the blue skies and light breeze, it was perfect. Sylvia has been having a good bit of what we believe to be teething pain, so we took it easy for most of the weekend. We decided to get a little more beach time in Sunday afternoon, though.







Throwing sand.

The astute among you may have noticed that a few members of the family have shorter hair than in recent posts. Chris took the day off on Friday for his 'Summer Vacation." Vacation included a haircut for both Chris and Darcie.

The Rose Garden of Eden

Today we had a picnic at the rose garden. While we thought we packed enough food for everyone, Sylvia was convinced that she needed both apples. This reminds us of some story. Something about a woman in a garden and an apple and desire. We can't remember how it goes right now, but we plan on looking it up.

We should point out that while Sylvia had control of both apples, she did share. Darcie and Chris got to take bites when Sylvia told them to.

1st Birthday Video

Well, we've posted some video from the birthday party, so now you can refresh your memory or catch a glimpse for the first time.

The Things They Carried

Those are peas. Those fall out of Sylvia's clothing when we get her ready for her bath at the end of the day. I can't remember the last time food fell out of my clothing at the end of the day.

Happy First Birthday Sylvia!

We know we've already celebrated with dog-shaped cake, but today is the real day.

Happy Birthday, Sylvia.

The Last Days of Summer

This weekend was much quieter than last, but the summer weather returned. The weatherman said it reached about 80 on Sunday, and we tried our best to enjoy the fantastic weather. We started out by going to the beach.
Where Sylvia got her feet in the water and built her first sand castle.

It might not look like much, but it took us a while, and we're all very proud of it.



Later we stopped by the rose garden. We can only imagine that the roses will soon disappear, but for now they seem to be in full bloom. It was nice having a little more summer weather. Maybe it will last until October.

Ravinia and Baptism Photos Are Posted

Ravinia photos

and

Baptism photos