This picture was from our camping trip up in Morley, MI. It’s the cousins that were present… or cousin’s cousins, lol. The rules of consanguinity get confusing, but somehow they are all related. All the kids had a blast and it was very nice spending some time with them.
Well it seems that Michigan finally remembered that it was summer and the weather jumped back up into the high 80s and low 90s. This following over two weeks of rainy, cold weather marked with some nasty thunderstorms and hail.
In nino news, we brought up Ajax’s small bike without training wheels as he finally decided he wanted to give it a try and the kid just jumped on it and zoomed away. Dave and I just stood there in shock. I had been having visions of a bending over holding the seat of the bike as we looped around and around the cul-de-sac. Ajax was so proud of himself and Dave and I heaped on the praise! Even Noomi clapped, though she didn’t really know why.
So this weekend we were all about the bikes. We swam and then went biking. On Sunday after dinner we all went for one last ride. Dave and Ajax on bikes ahead with Noomi on her tricycle with me walking next to her. Noomi did wonderful on her ride, though every time we passed a piece of trash, she panicked and cried out – Oh no! And would stop her bike and try to retrieve the item. She waved at every passing car and kept yelling at Dave and Ajax to wait up (I’m not really sure what she was trying to convey, maybe it was just a happy Daddy!)
We also put up some treats from our garden – some tomatoes in the freezer (the deer keep getting into the raised beds), cucumbers, and Ajax and I made our own bread/butter pickles which need a few days before we can eat them. We also froze some green beans and corn. Love summer
Oh! One last thing – we also ran to Target and Ajax picked out some stuff for school. Now, both Dave and I picked out a very practical backpack. It was Swiss Gear and seemed very well made. It was grey. Ajax picked out a flashy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle backpack complete with a matching lunchbox with little reflectors. The thing does not look well made and will probably fall apart by November. It was however what our son wanted and so it is the one he walked out of the store with. He was so happy, lol.
