The Zoe and Silas Show

8/25/14: As I was leaving for work this morning the kids were getting ready to go "camping" in their bedroom closet. In preparation for starting K1 on 9/8, Derek took them over to the new school to ride bikes and play on the playground! Very excited (and love this picture of them!).

8/24/14: The kids were awfully quiet while playing on the deck this morning, so I went to check on them. They had a bucket of water, their stomp rocket blaster, and several empty containers of bubbles. They excitedly explained that they were doing "an experiment!". I course I couldn't help but give them lots of positive feedback for their scientific curiosity! We had some additional excitement when Derek woke up and told me that he saw a mouse run across the living room floor last night. I decided to let our friend Lucy come in for a house call, sadly to no immediate avail. All of us had fun watching Lucy explore our house, especially since she has tried to come in at least a few times each week this summer! We went over to Tom & Jen's house for a late afternoon play date and dinner. Silas was such a sweet boy and helped Jen set the table :) Another great weekend, which helps to fortify me for another brutal work week ahead...

8/23/14: Derek was off on Saturday so we had a family food extravaganza. First we headed to the Farmer's Market, and then after lunch we did the food shopping for the week. The kids love to help with the scanner! Family food inspiration means we ate like kings all day, including this tomato salad with red onion, balsamic vinegar, and feta cheese!

8/22/14: Playing baby animals after breakfast.

8/21/14: S&Z were hiding in the closet when I got home from work today. They were so excited to come out and surprise me! On an unrelated note, Silas is taking over as the family "calendar expert" these days. The scribbles on particular days denotes his work schedule :)

8/19/14: When Julia arrived today Zoe was wearing this amazing get-up. It was a gorgeous afternoon so Julia took the kids to the zoo, where they enjoyed a fun afternoon of carousel rides, playing on the playground, eating ice cream, and visiting the animals! Summer rules!!!!!

8/19/14: Reading a spanish book from the library with Ta-ta.