finally.

Finally I found a book that I really enjoy.  (It has been a while).

I love the voice, style, imagery.  Love the perspective.  His prose is fast and adventurous.

Kudos to Jeff for recommending it to me.

Summertime and the livin's easy

I love summertime, the days are long and packed full of activities. For the Record's sake... things we have gone to and haven't taken pictures of... mainly the library programs:
-Mayor read to the children
-Pirate show; children comedy act.  Really funny, Seth was taken by surprise that someone was allowed to be so loud and so silly.
-Police officers read to the children;  Seth and Levi got to sit in the back of a cop car.  They were pretty smug about it.
-Pullman theater group came and sang some headlines of musicals they've done over the last few years.  It was quite an imaginative experience for the boys -- they've never seen pretending go to such lengths and were spellbound by the musical solos from... Wizard of Oz, Cat in the Hat, Guys and Dolls, Annie get your gun and Gypsy.
-Concert in the Park with the Pullman Concert Band ... we had a picnic

Above pictures are at the aquatic center... it has been so nice.  I love Pullman summers!

"Get the dark off." -- Levi's description of fireworks.

This week went by way too fast.

Jeff and I left the boys at Grandma and Grandpa's house after the strongman competition on Sunday and  were reunited with them on Wednesday.  I wont lie, it was so hard to leave those two little boys!!! First time I've been away from them over night .. besides when I have been in the hospital having a baby.  Anyways,  Dan and Jane brought the boys and stayed through the fourth of July weekend :)

It wasn't really his birthday -- but it was a good excuse to eat cake. (Apparently he didn't have a cake for his birthday this year).

Our project at the moment. Jeff and I have teased that one of these weekends, when Dan and Jane come to visit, will not be a work weekend.. but then I thought about it, when isn't a weekend a work weekend?  Seriously.  Well, each one of those little circles are nails that were popping out and were first, hammered and second, applied with caulk.  The whole house is speckled. Now to paint...  

Raya didn't really like the fireworks....

I CUT LEVI'S HAIR!!  It was pretty sad cutting those cute blonde curls.... probably the last time he'll ever have blonde hair again.  But he insisted that he wanted "spikey" hair. 

Before the cut. (sigh)

firemen.

Relaxing... well, wresting three kids, at Sunnyside park.  Getting ready for the fireworks.

We had a very enjoyable weekend. I love fourth of July in Pullman, the fireworks were great this year!