Still catching up on vacation photos, but I promise I’ll be done after this week. While we were visiting my parents, we tried to take Evan on a train ride but somehow kept miscalculating when and where they started (you’d think trains wouldn’t be that hard to predict). Eventually we settled on Burke Lake Park, even though it was literally 104 degrees out. My dad dragged out his canoe and fishing poles, we bought a few bucks worth of worms, and we splurged on train tickets, carousel rides and ice cream. It was like an entire summer wrapped up in a few morning hours.

Caroline is doubtful of this “canoe” thing

GET ME ON THAT BOAT

Despite the giant “DO NOT FEED THE WATER FOWL” signs, I suspect these guys get fed a lot

Evan caught his first fish!

But he wasn’t a big fan of the fish flopping around.

Caroline loved the fish.

Adorable mini-train

Incredibly weird and random fact: The guy driving the train was my boss 12 years ago when I worked at a campground/county park for the summer between freshman and sophomore year of college. I quit in a huff on my second-to-last day because it was 104 degrees and he was mad I wore my t-shirt sleeves rolled up. I did NOT say hello (and he didn’t recognize me).

FINGER GUNS

Longest carousel ride ever – the kids loved it.

And then we all stuffed things in our faces. The end.

Home again, home again jiggity jig – although life isn’t going to REALLY settle down until I get back from BlogHer in August.

Sunday:

Why do I look so happy to be awake at 5 am?

So happy to be home he fell asleep

Making up for vacation with C25K at the track

Monday:

She missed the pool so I let her play in the sink

Squishing Caroline. At least it was GENTLE squishing.

I don’t need no stinkin’ clothes

Tuesday:

MOMARAZZI ATTACK

Checking out North Lake

Have you heard of these things Mom? They’re called cucumbers. I need more, immediately.

Wednesday:

FIRE TRUCKS THAT THROW CANDY OMG WUT HEADSPLOSION

Cousins rented a water slide. Evan was on it for LITERALLY 8 hours. At least.

Happy Birthday ‘Merika!

Thursday:

Motorboatin’

Still exhausted from the waterslide

C25K again – This is the local high school

Friday:

Arrrrgggghhhh

Stroller Strides. HOT AS BALLS.

Ginger boy makes friends with stray ginger kitty – head explodes with gingery awesomeness.

Saturday:

Graham cracker thief looks guilty

The garden store is my happy place

Target is my even happier place

It’s amazing how fast the summer days go even when all we’re really doing is hanging out trying to stay cool. I think we’ll spend the rest of the weekend THINKING of things to go do and then doing none of them.

Did you take any camera phone photos this week? Link up with one or lots using the linky below and grab the code (so it shows on your blog too!) over at Amy’s . It’s really fun!

I took SO many photos in June (3,906 in fact) that I couldn’t pick a favorite – so how about a really nice shot I haven’t shared yet? Mormor and Bumpa took us fishing at Burke Lake Park while we were visiting. Caroline and Evan loved it!

It was 100 degrees, but we caught some fish!

Does anyone really NEED 15 pictures of Caroline on a tire swing? No. Will your day be a little brighter because of it? Possibly. Will my mom’s day be a little brighter? Absolutely! Happy Friday!

Grandpa was the most patient pusher ever

Checking out the big kids

While we were on vacation in South Carolina, my friend Erin explained ISO to me in the very simplest terms possible AND magically fixed the manual mode on my camera so it doesn’t do the wonky changing-my-settings thing (although she swears she doesn’t know how she did it). What I’m saying is I took all of these on manual and I’m pretty proud of myself even if some of them are a little blurry. Catching movement is hard, and these are totally unedited except for size.

I think I’ll have number 4 blown up and put on a piece of wall art.