Turns-out that Lucy in particular is quite the water baby... She absolutely LOVES splashing around in pools of all sorts. We bought a child's "sprinkler pool" for the back yard (pictured above) and they both enjoyed it a ton. Lucy (in typical fashion) walked right in without hesitation. Always the cautious one, Mr. Coops took some time to warm-up but loved the pool as well.
June also marked our first visit to the "Lakeway Swim Center" - a great neighborhood pool for little tykes complete with a little "beach". The kids had a blast... We did - to an extent - as we were the consumate "over-protective parents" watching every single step. Ahhh parenting - as seasoned parents have told us - "welcome to worrying - you'll do it from here on out and only with bigger things as they get older". Geez, what did we get into here?!
Anyhow, the kids have really enjoyed their summer... heck, who are we kidding... it's not like their lives have changed one bit. We have the same routine: they're bathed, clothed, pampered, fed, coddled, & watched-after... only it's hotter! Either way it sounds like quite the life of royalty from this end. No wonder mom & dad told me that "every day is kids' day" when I asked them about the inherent unfairness of "Mother's" and "Father's" Days with the glaring omission of "Kids' Day". No mater... from our side it still is the greatest blessing on earth - especially being the servants.
We have had the opportunity to enable Coops & Lulu to hang with a lot of neighborhood kids & they've had a ball. Carter, Hunter, Olivia, Eli, & Mia have been great big friends and Anna, Zane, Kasia & Avery will ge great "same-age" friends. Lucy is walking quite adeptly and Coops is still taking tentative steps only to be rudely interrupted by the floor - RUDE! Anyhow, the kids have clearly "socialized" quite a bit... In fact they often walk around the house with our I-Pods & Cell phones pretending to talk to their Peeps.
The most recent event was July 4th... the kids had a terrific time watching the colorful parade go by. The horses were the favorite by FAR! Afterward we cleaned-up and went to the neighborhood block-party where Coops & Lulu encountered what we believe might be tantamount to "original sin" - the tasting of homemade ice cream. Their eyes were opened! (Brief parenthetical here... do you think english peas with olive oil or avocado will taste nearly as good now? We don't either). I guess every dog has his day... We all went to bed late - surely Cooper & Lucy dreamed sweet dreams.
Until next time. Love to all,
D & Jules
1 comment:
Of my goodness! They are adorable! So, how much ice cream have they eaten by now? Once they've tasted the forbidden fruit they never go back...it's our sin nature :).
Carissa
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