Summer Vacation -Day 4 - Mr. Nosey Makes Cookies

This is what I caught Smart Flint Goldensword doing to our neighbor this morning....



I'm not sure why he was spying on her or why the magnifying glass would help. It's not like she's some hot mama like me. Oh no, no, no. She's pushing seventy, chants in her garage and has a wandering eye. She also yells "duckie" in a VERY high-pitched voice several times throughout the day. She's hot alright.

Anyhooo, back inside, Baby Kenevil shows us her current favorite climbing area:



Since I was exhausted from yesterday's trip to the zoo, we hung out at home. I decided it was time for some cookies. Below, Smart Flint Goldensword "tastes" the sugar to make sure "it's ok for us to eat." He's all about sacrificing for the family:






Those cookies turned out scrumptious...crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside. Yummmmmmmy.

Since it's still smokin' hot up here, Izzy B had some fun with water.

Summer Vacation -Day 3 -We "zoo."

This post is a day late because of yesterday's adventures at the zoo. I decided to take my little animals over to see their friends at the zoo. We had lots of fun but we were all exhausted. How do I know this? Smart Flint Goldensword took a nap. That hasn't happened in ages.








Circa 2009 on the train ride:







And, as usual, Smart Flint Goldensword left with a windmill and held on to it tightly while he was sleeping.

Summer Vacation - Day 2 - Because Everything Dipped in Chocolate is Better

Day 2 of summer vacation turned out to be a winner. I decided we'd make a special treat for ourselves. We began with our special ingredients:



Below is evidence of my child's love for chocolate. I said, "Hey, get your hand out of there" and Smart flint Goldensword quickly responded with, "My hand is out of control, Mami." Geez.


After melting the chocolate, we began the dipping process:


Like her elder brother, Izzy also snagged one of our special treats. She, however, realized it wasn't dipped in chocolate and offered it back to us:


...looks like someone had a good time cleaning the bowl....


And here we have the finished product. Cute, right? And they are oh-so-healthy-too!


As an added bonus and because Smart Flint Goldensword had a serious case of cabin fever, I took the kiddos to the park for a picnic.


This web-contraption thingy was a big hit (in addition to my chocolate-dipped strawberries)


When they were all consumed, Smart Flint Goldensword said, "Mami, let's do that again because everything dipped in chocolate is better."

I agree.

Summer Vacation -Day 1=Pool Mischief

Today marks day one of my summer vacation. I'll have both of my children with me all summer long....so far, so good. Today's adventures included a ceremonial trip to Costco and Target. We also dropped off some dry cleaning and did laundry. If that's not a spectacular way to start the summer, then, well, I just don't know what is....

We did manage, however, to enjoy the crazy heatwave we are having and so we "hit the pool":

Cha Ching

Smart Flint Goldensword has been doing a lot of "growing up" lately. Not only did he recently graduate from preschool, he also lost his very first tooth. As luck would have it, our multi-tasking pirate lost his tooth the morning of his preschool graduation. His teachers were quick to:

a)not allow blood to get on his special collared shirt and
b)promptly put it in a receptacle that was worthy of this momentous occasion:



Once we arrived home, we wrote a letter to the tooth fairy with explicit directions:



Being the savvy woman that she is, the tooth fairy rewarded our son with 55 shiny new pennies. We're thinking she did this because Smart Flint Goldensword mentioned, in conversation to his mother, that the tooth fairy would probably bring him, "Fifty-five cents or something." That tooth fairy is one smart cookie.


While Smart Flint Goldensword was ecstatic about the tooth fairy's prize, others were not really happy about this new event. Notice the "stink eye" Izzy is giving her brother....


And this is what the graduate looked like moments after expelling his first tooth: