Madeline's Grand Experiment: July 2008

Eating Raspberries

Went out on the trail last night with the kids and picked a ton of raspberries for them! They just cannot get enough of those! So I took a cup out and filled it up, then brought it to the deck where they could share them. I thought it was a pretty good idea...

However, moments after this picture Madeline decided the deck looked pretty bland, stood up and stomped on some of the raspberries. The kids were upset about the raspberries being ruined, Scott for the deck getting stained a little (but he managed to wash the color out). So much for my great idea! Well maybe for a short while anyway...

Zach really liked the raspberries!

And so did Maddie!

Livi's just a bit neater about inhaling them.

Had a pretty quiet day today. Decided to go to one of the parks this morning since it was such a beautiful day. Maddie loved crawling all over the play equipment!

Olivia is obsessed with Nordic Fest! This is a picture of "my family and friends and they're in the parade!" I think she had a great time!

Nordic Fest - July 24-26, 2008

One of our favorite activities at Nordic Fest is the

Footnotes street dance on Saturday evening:

Dancing with a couple of girls at the Footnotes street dance:

Hunter loves all the toys!

Livi and Cousin Hunter

This is the only way to get a picture of all 4 kids.

Zach got a new Thomas the Train hat.

They are inseparable.

Pokey Pete:

A very popular activity for Livi and Zach

All Nordic Fest-ed out:

Maddie and Cousin Hunter played so nicely together:

Maddie giving her teddy bear a little lovin'

New Glasses

So Scott FINALLY got new glasses yesterday! We have been together (dating and married) for nearly 13 years, and the glasses that he had been using until yesterday were already a couple years old when we started dating! The guy in LensCrafters was like: "Whoa, whoa, whoa! 13 YEARS???!!!???"

So when I asked Scott for a picture of his glasses, he took them off and handed them to me (thanks, smart-a**). So here's the picture of just the glasses:

And one of Scott actually wearing the glasses:

And to complete the photo sessions with me from earlier:

One of us together:

And me at the end of a typical busy day!

Trying to Keep Maddie Happy

This morning Maddie was being a bit fussy and the camera was handy, so I decided to try and see if the camera (flash) would keep her somewhat happy and distracted. It turned out to be a hit! Here's a sampling: