Summer fun...

This $5 pool from Walmart has been much more successful than its $25 counterpart for Gavin. Gavin's was busted in a few days and now has multiple patches, making me wish that I had skipped the inflatable ones and gotten a sturdy plastic one, especially considering which toddler we're considering here :) It's fun to watch Gage splash around in this little pool.

Aunt Jaan was visiting from Florida recently and got to meet Gage! It was so fun to have her here for the day, and we got to spend a rather quiet afternoon together after Brent took Gavin camping for the first time. (Stay posted for the full report in the next entries.)

My mom just turned sixty on July 14 (!) and we had a fun weekend of celebration. Somehow the only picture I have to document the event, however, is this funny one of my brother (aka Uncle Zachie) taken at Chautauqua Park where we had a great picnic party for Mom.