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Emerson - 7, you still love spongebob and horses

Max - 4 1/2, your favorite expressions - I hate you, that's stupid, dang it

 

 

a post, or two.

 

And then, one day you feel like posting. So, you do.

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Little Girl, I'm puffed up with pride. 

100%

34/34

A+

Chapter 2 math test, take that.

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Hi.

 

 

Barn Life IV

 
Little girl doesn't know it, but Santa's bringing her a saddle.

~ shhhhhhhh ~

fa la la la la, la la la la! 

 

 

 

 

2nd Grade

 

You'll do great things, little girl.

 

By day 2 you were unhappy, a bit saddened even, with the pulse on the playground.

"The girls won't let me play in their group.  They don't give me a chance to give ideas."

Day 3, I inquired how was recess today?

"Great.  I started my own play group."

 

:)

 

 

 

Beach Week '14

The Webbs  :)

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Mini Golf went surprisingly well.

Billy Webb caught air on the wave runner. And lost his sunglasses.

We saw dolphins. 

Collecting rocks and shells never gets old.

Boy cousins are fun.

Don't you love it when a swimsuit portrait turns out not frightening?

:)

 

 

 

 

 

 

summer send off

 

~ Eme and bff Arianna ~

 

I'm sending summer off in a blaze of glory.  Sleepovers, late nights, playdates, junkfood, and sightseeing. 

Miss Pippy starts 2nd grade next week {!} and I want her last few summer days to be the best.  To that end, our house has seen extra kids running around and tonight we'll be dripping in Rita's Water Ice.  What's in store tomorrow?  Sticky fingers and faces at Yum Yum's Decorate Your Donut ~ mmmm, donuts ~  and Friday we're sneaking in a daytrip to the beach.  Saturday and Sunday I hope to finish my most recent labor of love: slate walkway (#landscaperhands, #icanbarelywalk) and Monday we're headed to the Aquarium.

In other news, they installed credit card swipe vending machines at my office.  I predict going up a pant size in the very near future.  #ricekrispietreats

 

 

 

Knoebels Camping

even superheroes camp

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At home, I had prefaced this trip with the comment, "next year, no camping".

By the time Knoebels rolled around I was exhausted by all the various camping packing and unpacking and activities and running around.  Camping is great fun, for sure, but it also involves a pinch more work then, say, checking into a hotel and lazing by their pool... :)   But, my kids have a great time and Billy Webb loves camping and I love the outdoors, sooo Knoebels Camping 2014!!

It was a blast.

 

 

 

 

august

 

Can you believe it's mid-August?!? 

I blame summer's warped-speed on all the outings and activities we've checked-off.  We've been so busy, in fact, that over the weekend baby girl remarked, "I can't wait to spend a few days at home".  :) 

Today kicks-off theater camp, her first!  And, a few weeks ago we started gymnastics. 

Eme is in love!

 

 

 

 

 

Family Outing

 

Did you know Billy Webb got a new job? 

Yep.  He's a big city guy - Philly & NY, with travel in between {can I getta hell yeah for airline points!?!} - and aside from pride, the reason I mention it is because it obviously brings new routine to our daily lives.  So far we've all adjusted a-ok and while I do have a pinch more running around, I always say I like to be busy, right? :)  Well, with Billy away at work, it makes weekend family time that much sweeter and this weekend was perfect.

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

Parenting 101: Summer Camp

 

If I never make another good decision ever again, at least I made one:

summer camp

Friends, like so many of you, this summer is costing me a fortune. 

Back in February when I plunked down that whopper payment for camp enrollment, I gulped.  This would be our first time filling summers days at various camp programs and I worried about the cost and the selection and the safety and all.  {yes, I can worry}   Welp, we're one month in and I can happily report that all the research and hand-wringing and even the price tags! are worth it.

I hadn't expected to get so much pleasure in seeing Emerson in new surroundings, enjoying new friends.  But, really, what's better than seeing your loved ones and littles happy?

What was I looking for in a camp? Any and all of these - 0utdoors, exercise, arts, crafts, excursions.  Thankfully I didn't need to look far and settled on the place that kept me employed for many, many summers and years throughout my younger years.  Foremost, it offers the daily exercise and outdoor fun I ranked highest on my wish list.  And, this week Eme started Horse Camp.  She's in heaven.  So am I.

It takes a small village and a whole lotta of coordination to make working 40 hours and drops-offs and pick-ups between kids in different places work.   And nightly packing for horse camp is insane - riding gear and swimming gear and play gear and lunches and snacks and sunscreen.  But you know what?  The smile on my kids face makes any little inconvenience disappear.

So.  I'm hooked.  Summer camp.  It's fun.

August brings Theater Camp {the Arts!} and next year I'm thinking sleep-away.  That sticker shock takes it to a whole new level.  :)

  

~  Tell me, where do your kids spend summer days? ~

 

 

 

 

 

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