We did a lot of swimming in the pool, Seth and Tristan have gained so much confidence in the water and are regular little fish, eels, whales, submarines, whatever you want to call them. Rowan refused to go in without his "jacket" which made him safe in the water and Abby refused to even wear a jacket so she was not allowed in, resulting in an entire summer of her just lazing on the side.
There's always work when you have a good size property, and the whole family had to pitch in to help with things like watering and mowing. On a hot day playing with water was fun.
This summer we had strange weather, we had a super long spring but not a very hot summer resulting in less then perfect growing conditions. Even so we gathered in alot of food from the garden and had fun watching everything grow and produce fruit. Abby sat by the raspberry bushes and picked fruit at every opportunity while Rowan hacked around with a hoe. Such good helpers. Seth and Tristan grew their own gardens and tended to them daily. Its satisfying to see the kids digging and tending to their own little plots faithfully, they even made me "soep groente" packages for the freezer from their own gardens. Showers in the evening are that much more satisfying when feet are muddy and necks grubby from the days work.
At the very end of August we finally made it the a beach with friends! Thankful for friends who also like to quickly "up and go" with our grills and beach toys.
Abby frequently picked me flowers which was very sweet of her, never mind they were too short to ever do anything with. It's the thought that counts:)
Flash flooding! A four year olds dream.
And some days... you just need to hit up the library for some R&R.
