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i’m not ready to leave yet, mom

2010-07-30T04:20:27Z

bella luna

2010-07-27T03:37:18Z

This photo would be a lot more impressive if I had some fancy equipment to get a great nighttime shot. Although, I doubt I would have schlepped fancy equipment outside this late in the evening.

Anyhoo, the moon is really beautiful tonight.

lazy weekend

2010-07-26T00:56:19Z

We didn’t do much this weekend. Friday night was date night to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Saturday and Sunday were both low key. We watched movies, I played with yarn, Bella spent hours with her Color Wonder and T. researched beach houses for our September vacation. We did manage to get outside for a little while.

short-quilled hedgehog

2010-07-23T17:46:56Z

Second week of zoo camp was a success. The summer is zooming by fast!

kearney cruise

2010-07-18T21:47:59Z

It’s strange to go to a car event and not see a lot of cars, but it was brutally hot on Saturday. We spent a lot of time inside at lunch. Bella and Mason invented a new game: see who can drop the most balls down the pool table pockets.

We spent a lot of time in the shade under “our tree” and a few tents. (We seem to end up in this same spot every year.)

We ate cold treats to stay cool. Bella’s first taste of Dippin’ Dots.

We are also grateful that our party hosts let us hang out inside every once and awhile so the kids could cool off. We may not have seen a lot of cars, but we spent a lot of time with good friends. That’s the best part of cruisin’ for us.

zoo camp: coats of many colors

2010-07-17T02:55:56Z

Today was the last day of Bella’s zoo camp: Coats of Many Colors. This week she touched a dove, a mouse and a rat. She refused to touch Spiny Bear the hedgehog, though. Her favorite was feeding the goats their breakfast.

The Zoo Crew helped the kids make scrapbooks of the things they saw this week. Isn’t that a neat idea? Here is Bella’s peacock.

signs your child watches too much dinosaur train

2010-07-14T15:28:08Z

She goes into a tv trance whenever the show airs.

You ask her, “What’s another word that begins with the letter ‘i’?” and she says, “Iguanodon!”

At dinner she says, “Mom’s a vegetarian just like Ned the brontosaurus.”

You hear la-la-loooo and graaaak coming from her room during “quiet” time.

She insists that you help her draw the entire Pteranodon family. (Dad drew the short straw for this request.)

The dinosaur in the middle is Buddy. He’s a T-Rex. Am I the only one who thinks Mrs. Pteranodon has some explaining to do?

camp season

2010-07-12T15:12:51Z

I can’t believe it’s the middle of July. It seemed like camp season was so far away and now we’re already in our second week. Vacation bible school was a huge hit. On her last day, Bella was really sad it was over. I hope she has just as much fun this week.

What have I been doing during camp? Last week I was close enough to go home and work. The next few weeks I’ll be hitting the coffee shop circuit with my creative journal to get some writing done and new projects planned.

race rituals

2010-07-12T02:24:28Z

We have a few traditions in our house when we watch Formula One. My favorite is when Bella grabs her cars and places them in parc fermé. This probably isn’t according to regulation, but it is pretty darn cute.

picnic at the park

2010-07-12T02:25:29Z

Tonight we grabbed some sandwiches and headed to the park. It was a great night for dining al fresco and flying a kite. I love summertime in Nebraska!