2013/05/24 Friday: Camping at the Dunes

We went camping with our congragations annual outing.  I did the packing.  In my defense, I have only been camping in the summer.  You would think Memorial Day would count as summer, but no, not in Chicago.  The low was 40, and it was humid which made it feel even colder.  I was under the impression inside a tent would be slightly warmer than outside, but I was wrong.  Gigi would not lay down in a sleeping bag.  We eventually put her coat on her and had to trust she'd live until morning.  I was cold, all night.  I can't remember having such a miserable night.  It was so cold, Caesar slept all the way under blankets, and he has a fur coat on.  The kids loved it.  We will be buying some better equipment before we take another similar trip.

2013/05/23 Thursday: In their Plush Robes

 

2013/05/22 Wednesday: UFO

Henry loves flying things and helicopters, so when we saw a street vendor outside Disneyland selling this toy we bought it as his souvenir from our trip.  You launch it up with a rubber band, and it twirls slowly to the ground, much like the maple seeds that are all over the sidewalk.  It has a light that appears to blink, but that's an illusion from the twirling.
The kids liked it and everyone had fun.

2013/05/21 Tuesday: Feel the Awesomeness

I think Henry's sunglasses are upside-down.

2013/05/20 Monday: Dirty Laundry

When Gigi was an infant, I would get her and the laundry down the stairs at the same time by having her ride in the basket.  It worked quite well.  Now the only problem is she still thinks she should ride in the laundry every time she sees my with a basket.  She's not as small as she used to be.

2013/05/19 Sunday: Ice Cream Social

We invited our friends over for a little cake and ice cream Sunday evening to casually celebrate Gigi's birthday a week early.  We figured more people would be available now than  Labor Day weekend.

Henry and C seem made for each other.  They rode back and forth with Henry riding the bike, and C standing on the training wheel supports.  Dangerous, but adorable.

We ended up with eleven kids, and somehow the party evolved into a bicycles in front of the house extravaganza.  The weather was perfect, the conversation lively, and the kids were all smart enough to stay on the sidewalk.  We kept counting to make sure we had all eleven children.  When I only came up with ten, we looked and found the eleventh eating frosting out of a can in the kitchen.

2013/05/18 Saturday: In Her Red High Heels

First of all, happy birthday to Mitch!

Gigi found these Snow White dress up heels at a church rummage sale.  She would not let me leave without them.  They are probably going to make her break her ankle.  She loves them even though they are least four sizes too big.