July

In a bid for consistency I am going to try and post a few pictures and update around the 1st & 15th of each month- loosely.

This ought to help!  Waterproof, sandproof, dustproof, shockproof and takes some pretty decent photos when the photographer doesn't screw it up.  Still figuring it out, you'll see plenty of evidence.  After searching through cameras we settled on something that can go anywhere with us; beaches and 9yo boys are not exactly a camera's best friend. 

Fujifilm xp60 picture courtesy of Costco- where they are no longer in stock because Costco is like that.

The 4th of July was beautiful!  Some kind friends invited us to their hidden spot of firework watching excellence- we've been sworn to secrecy.  The weather was perfect, the company wonderful, the crowd minimal.  We picnicked while we waited and watched the barge being set up.  The fireworks went off over the intracoastal water between the palm trees.  It was a really lovely evening.

Lise is learning how to sew.  She made the top.

Glowsticks are a great way to keep track of your kids. :}

We've also got house guests!  Bought a variety of potted plants last year to harvest eggs from, it paid off.  It's always fascinating!  

In two weeks they go from the thickness of a toothpick to a pinky finger.  Voracious eaters!

Monarch Chrysalis

Same chrysalis the next morning.

Just emerged.

About an hour later, their wings fill out and they dry off.  They will be leaving for a local public butterfly garden soon.

We also invested in a wacom tablet about a month ago and it hasn't been put down since.  She loves this thing and is constantly sketching away.

Bug is up to his normal business.  I thought this lego mosaic was surprisingly beautiful!  I admire his tenacity, pieces that tiny do not make easy work and they exploded apart more than once trying to fit in the last piece.

So what have you been up to?