Summer recap

So my hope to go back and document each month we've missed in the blog is dwindling away.  If I don't start updating current events, I'll never catch up.  So here is a brief summary of our summer.

I (Adrienne) left my job this summer.  The field I'd been working in for over 13 years, since an internship in college.  It was the right move for our family and it allowed me to have a ton of free time with the kids this summer.  If things work out with my new job, I'll have most of my summers off and I think I'm going to love it.  Here is what we were up to while mommy was off!

June

We did a lot of eating outside - it's easier to not worry about what Alice throws on the ground, right?

Alice was walking with us but would freak out when we tried to let go.

We took a nice weekend trip to Grandpa and Grandma T's camper in northern Wisconsin.  Evan loved the beach.

Alice and Evan playing outside Paul Bunyan's in Minoqua

We started to both of them in the wagon - Evan watching out for Alice.  Happy to say that neither of them have fallen out of the wagon this summer.

In June we started taking both kids for bike rides with us.  Evan with his trail-behind and Alice in the seat with mommy.  They both love it!

Not sure about this helmet....

But loving the seat!

We all went to a St. Paul Saints game to celebrate father's day - our seats were nicely positioned with a concrete wall behind us that was covered in shrapnel from other people's sunflower seeds.  When we stood up, we each had sunflower seed parts on our shirts.  It was awesome.

It was tricky to keep Alice and Evan busy during the game.  Alice went back and forth between mommy and daddy and Evan watched the trains as they went past the stadium.  We made it through 6 innings.  The people around us were impressed.

Evan started watching "This Old House" on pbs and now requests it.  Score.

Alice started riding in the cozy coupe.

This was Alice's 1st birthday - she got a water table, that entertained for exactly 15 minutes but it entertained Evan for hours. 

She smeared frosting onto her tray for a few minutes before it made it into her mouth - then it was all over. 

I'm not sure if this picture is clear enough, but Alice got into the breast pump and figured she'd give it a go.  One of my friends said it looks like she's doing a keg stand.  Sort of....

And Alice got into everything.  Here she is trying to strangle herself with the cord to the vacuum.  I guess we can't vacuum anymore:)