"If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water."
-Loran Eisely
James is completely walking now and won’t crawl unless he’s looking for something a few feet away.
Mom thought it would be fun to get a bag of water balloons for the kids to play with. Ashlyn feel in love with them immediately, and we had to fill the bucket back up three times before we were able to convince her to go back inside. James was not as excited, probably because he didn’t quite understand the throwing concept. Instead he squeezed them until it broke in his hand.
More pictures of outside water fun, this time with a water hose. Ashlyn sprayed herself, then sprayed James. Afterwards they ran around the yard to dry off.
After the day got too hot for the kids, it was back inside for more play. James can’t run yet, but that doesn’t stop Ashlyn from trying to play hide and seek with him. The laughter of two kids running around the house is a good sound to hear on a hot afternoon.
Ashlyn is getting older and more independent every week. Lately she’s started to want to dress herself, and the result is not always what Mom would have chosen for her.
PePa came over Sunday morning so we can cook some breakfast. James toddled right over and wanted to be picked up. PePa didn’t mind.
She’s also turning down her kid dinnerware in favor of adult plates and forks. Sometimes this means that Mom uses Ashlyn’s, because we’re usually too lazy to get up and get more.
After breakfast it was time for more water balloons. This time James was more interested in watching Heather than throwing them himself. When Mom handed him a balloon he would shake his head and hand it back.
And here are a random group of pictures taken with the new camera (the top left was actually taken by Grandpa Wolfe, but the rest were taken with the same model of camera).
