Watching the World Cup

Not much to report here, at least as far as Augie's concerned. He's loving school, he's suddenly started resisting bedtime, he's funny as can be.

We're well on our way to getting out of here: we booked our flights this evening, we had a moving company come to give us an estimate, we're getting rid of things left and right.

Playing at the library yesterday:

Intently watching Germany:

Less intently watching Germany:

Finding a new seat for today's match:

Augie after waking

I haven't shared any videos lately, have I? Here's one. Augie stumbling around after waking up from his nap. His hair is so fluffy.

Local hike

Yesterday we went for our first hike (well, really, it was just a walk) in a long time. Hiking and walking used to be such a huge part of our lives, but we rarely get out anymore. It's difficult to keep August in a stroller or backpack for very long, and getting him to walk anywhere with us for more than twenty yards is a struggle. And I don't mean twenty yards at once; I mean twenty yards at all. He always turns around and runs back down the trail.

Eating spaghetti

Another gorgeous summer day, another evening at the park. (We had to leave a bit earlier than we'd wanted because Augie invaded another family's picnic and started pushing their 15-month old daughter to get into their cooler.)

Freedom day

Happy American Freedom Day! Oh wait, that's not what it called. Happy 4th of July, especially to all the Brits reading this.

We had a fun, laid-back day; Augie and I spent a few hours playing at Linden's house this morning, then we came home for our naps, then we went back to Linden's (or, really, Malin & Kristin's) for a 4th of July gathering. I think Augie loved spending the day with friends. As we were still at Linden's house fairly late, the dads threw the boys in the bath together - but those aren't pictures I can share here. You'll have to settle for our afternoon couch cuddle session.

 Selfie!:

Augie had just been using my belly for a pillow, but James wasn't able to get the shot in time. As you can see, I'm rapidly expanding:

Playing with Esther

We went to Esther's this afternoon to play around. They sat down together to share a snack. Well, share is a strong word for it. There was some tugging, pushing, and "Mine!" yelling, but everyone came out fine in the end.

Surviving the heat

It's been so hot here lately. Yesterday we had the air conditioning on for four hours, and the inside temperature never dropped below 80. Today it was 90+ degrees, and I can't tell you how much fun it isn't to be pregnant and carrying a toddler, even just to and from the car.

I managed to get us to campus this afternoon to play for a bit. I'm still recovering. Tomorrow the RealFeel is supposed to get up to 103. 103!

Little monkey boy swinging from the bars:

 

 I'd like to say that he's reading in this photo, but it only lasted about seven seconds:

Getting churchy with Baba:

Little wine lover

This evening we had a picnic dinner at a local park. Well, James and I ate - Augie just ran around. Mostly with a wine bottle.

He was fascinated with the corkscrew after I opened the wine, so he spent several minutes trying to reopen the bottle:

Then he ran away:

Then he came back for the wine:

And ran away with it:

Eventually he came back and I had at least four seconds of cuddle time...:

 ...before he ran away again:

My clowns

We met friends at a local pool for dinner and a swim this evening.

These two:

From the other side of a window display:

Finger painting

I have to admit, sheepishly, that I haven't been very proactive about doing arty stuff with Augie. It just sort of slips my mind - all the time.

But today I had the inspiration to pull out the finger paints and a dabbing brush and see how he'd react. He remained interested and focused for longer than I thought he would (probably because a bowl of water was involved). He asked what the colors were and repeated the names when we told him. He was more interested in splashing in the water and mixing the colors together in their containers than he was in putting paint on paper, but we weren't in it for a product. It was fun enough watching him explore.