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i’m not ready to leave yet, mom

Julie — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:11:17 +0000

short-quilled hedgehog

Julie — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:36:16 +0000

Second week of zoo camp was a success. The summer is zooming by fast!

kearney cruise

Julie — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:42:28 +0000

It’s strange to go to a car event and not see a lot of cars, but it was brutally hot on Saturday. We spent a lot of time inside at lunch. Bella and Mason invented a new game: see who can drop the most balls down the pool table pockets.

We spent a lot of time in the shade under “our tree” and a few tents. (We seem to end up in this same spot every year.)

We ate cold treats to stay cool. Bella’s first taste of Dippin’ Dots.

We are also grateful that our party hosts let us hang out inside every once and awhile so the kids could cool off. We may not have seen a lot of cars, but we spent a lot of time with good friends. That’s the best part of cruisin’ for us.

zoo camp: coats of many colors

Julie — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:24:34 +0000

Today was the last day of Bella’s zoo camp: Coats of Many Colors. This week she touched a dove, a mouse and a rat. She refused to touch Spiny Bear the hedgehog, though. Her favorite was feeding the goats their breakfast.

The Zoo Crew helped the kids make scrapbooks of the things they saw this week. Isn’t that a neat idea? Here is Bella’s peacock.

signs your child watches too much dinosaur train

Julie — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:39:44 +0000

She goes into a tv trance whenever the show airs.

You ask her, “What’s another word that begins with the letter ‘i’?” and she says, “Iguanodon!”

At dinner she says, “Mom’s a vegetarian just like Ned the brontosaurus.”

You hear la-la-loooo and graaaak coming from her room during “quiet” time.

She insists that you help her draw the entire Pteranodon family. (Dad drew the short straw for this request.)

The dinosaur in the middle is Buddy. He’s a T-Rex. Am I the only one who thinks Mrs. Pteranodon has some explaining to do?

camp season

Julie — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:53:53 +0000

I can’t believe it’s the middle of July. It seemed like camp season was so far away and now we’re already in our second week. Vacation bible school was a huge hit. On her last day, Bella was really sad it was over. I hope she has just as much fun this week.

What have I been doing during camp? Last week I was close enough to go home and work. The next few weeks I’ll be hitting the coffee shop circuit with my creative journal to get some writing done and new projects planned.

race rituals

Julie — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:38:11 +0000

We have a few traditions in our house when we watch Formula One. My favorite is when Bella grabs her cars and places them in parc fermé. This probably isn’t according to regulation, but it is pretty darn cute.

picnic at the park

Julie — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:33:14 +0000

Tonight we grabbed some sandwiches and headed to the park. It was a great night for dining al fresco and flying a kite. I love summertime in Nebraska!

bubbles make me dizzy

Julie — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:47:56 +0000

bella’s first ice cream social

Julie — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:36:10 +0000

I can’t believe it. My “baby” is almost finished her first year of preschool. How did that happen so fast? Last week they had an ice cream party at the park for all of the kids and their families.

It was nice for me to chat with some of the moms for longer than, “Good morning!” and “Have a nice weekend!” Of course, the kids enjoyed their ice cream and playground sugar rush.

I couldn’t be more happy with our choice of schools. She loves it there. She also loves her teachers. Can you tell?