Time to take a step back...

We had a wilder summer than I was expecting! I'd planned on lazing around, doing touristy things.  I'm far behind because of all the craziness that ensued, so I'm going to head back to mid-July and work my way up to the present.

First, mid to late July....

July 15th... who would be crazy enough to take 2 two year old boys and their siblings bowling?  Why I would and I drug my friend Jodi along with me.  We have  a local alley that has coupons, ramps to throw the ball down and tiny shoes.  While we were there we even ran into friends of a friend!

A random bowler gave Valerie this teddy bear... 

The boys would throw, then we'd watch as the ball, very, very, very slowly made it's way down to the end (or in Henri's case, sometimes someone had to throw another ball to help it make it way down) then the boys would cheer, "go, go, go!"

July 17th-Birthday party for Carter's friend

It involved a good, old fashioned pinata. Who doesn't love a good pinata. It also was a 1/2 day affair. In the pouring rain at a park. Luckily they'd planned ahead and put out several tarps and gotten there early to secure a good spot under the trees. We've had the cruddiest weather this summer! Normally one would think an outside party in the middle of July would be pretty safe from weather concerns...

What's funnier when the pinata has a hole in it's backside???

Getting candy. Remember it's mid-July. Everyone's nice and bundled up accordingly...