after school ambush

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With fall right around the corner, we’ve been trying to squeeze in as many summer activities as possible. 

The kids have been begging to go back to the Sprayground, so today after school we practically kidnapped Drew and drove in secrecy while he wondered why his swimsuit was in the car. Brinley proved to be an excellent secret-keeper, although she did come close to spilling the beans twice.

When we pulled up both kids were all smiles and wasted no time getting wet.

Binnie Bidet taking a seat on her throne.

Drew was up to his usual tricks, weaving around and only jumping through the biggest fountains.

Rowan got her feet wet and didn’t seem to mind. I think the sun bothered her more than the water.

If only I could freeze time…this is the essence of summer. I want to bottle it up and save it for January.

After 45 minutes the kids were worn out and getting chilled. A cloud cover rolled in and it was time to go, I’m glad mother nature agreed – it made dragging the kids to the car so much easier.

to putt or not to putt

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We explored a lost continent the other night. Our weapons of choice were golf-club-style machetes, a short pencil with no eraser, and a small piece of paper. Always prepared. There were exploding volcanos, quicksand, and cannibals!

Drew and Brinley had a tender moment as we made our way through the thick jungle.

At the beginnng of the night Drew was all power and no precision.

This is how Brinley always gets a hole in two. She has no patience for putting the ball around. Tigress Woods she is not.

After taking this shot Drew hit the ball right into my eye.  If he had hit my lens we would have gone home with only two kids instead of three. 

This is Brinley doing the potty dance on the 7th hole. Wonderful!

 Drew putts left & right handed. Is that a blade or a cavity back? Maybe he should try a 4-iron. Hey golfer golfer, heeey golfer golfer, heeeey golferrrr, putt!

This picture pretty much sums up the whole evening. Drew focusing on his golfing technique, and Brinley dancing around. Tra-la-la Binnie.

Rowan was pretty bored with the whole experience and decided the back of her eyelids was more exciting than watching golf. Nobody else has ever felt that way.

Brinley’s Cinderella jellies were starting to chafe towards the end of the evening, so she hitched a ride on Daddy’s shoulders. I put her shoes in the only “pocket” I could find…

It was a fun, chaotic, family away-from-home evening!

first day of school

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Drew jumped out of bed and checked his calendar & sure enough, first day of school was today! I followed him around the house as he prepared for his big day.

Can’t be goin’ to skoo with dirt behind the ears.

Gotta impress the chicks with his sweet spikey hair.

Lunch of champions…

This man knows that first impressions are everything.

Brinley pretty much walked Drew to school. We trailed behind and wondered when the honeymoon phase would end.

They held hands the whole way and chatted up a storm like it was any other day.

To cool to not go to school.

I wonder what they were expecting to see? Balloons? Party Hats? Dragons?

This was our last moment with him before they lined up all the kids and took them inside. We were bummed that we couldn’t see the classroom, but I guess the teachers wanted less congestion and more confusion. See ya Drew!

The honeymoon is definitely over.

Brinley never really got over it, but we pulled out the bag of tricks to keep her mind off it until it was time to pick Drew up. Drew came home happy and with a load of stories about his first day. But that’s a big bowl of stew for another day…