Making a splash

We visit a splash park almost every day. The kids love getting outside and it's the only way to be outside when it is so hot. We often bring buckets and sidewalk chalk, but a few weeks ago Bruce brought some leftover tubing from a stomp rocket project. He was the cool kid at the park: everyone asked him where he got such a cool "toy." Home Depot is where it's at, my friends.

 Phoebe's favorite splash park activity is to fill a bucket and then dump it on my or Scott's toes.

 She also loves to get her hands on sand when she can.

 Ever since we returned from visiting family in Ohio, Phoebe has been elongating and sometimes accentuating her "a"s. Yes, she picked up an Ohio accent that is still here one month later.

Now she says "hey-elp" instead of "help" and "fay-ell" instead of "fell." Phoebe had so much fun in Ohio and still talks about the bus, the bounce house, the tractor, and Grandma and Grandpa.

Enough reminiscing about Ohio; after one splash park outing we went out for ice cream. The kids always get the same thing: chocolate chip cookie dough for Bruce and strawberry ("pink ice cream please!") for Phoebe.

 Phoebe likes to share with dad. One bite for her, one bite for him.

Miss J joins us on our weekday adventures to the various parks and beaches around. She loves to follow Phoebe around and do whatever she is doing, which makes it easier to keep track of them. J has been walking for awhile now, but is getting a little more adventurous and running a little faster; she had Band-aids on her knees for a few weeks from fall after fall on the pavement. Ouch.

Scooperbowl 2012

Last week was the Scooperbowl, "the nation's largest all-you-can-eat ice cream festival." Yes, please! I grabbed my awesome and super-pregnant friend, Megan, and we headed downtown for the feast. I ate all this ice cream for a good cause: it was a fundraiser for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

So I had one scoop for Emmett.
One scoop for Keith.
One scoop for Mat.
One scoop for Marc.
One scoop for Ellen's finger.
One scoop for Tiffany's mom.

And maybe a few scoops in the name of cancer prevention.