Summer 2014 Roundup

Since we are officially well into the fall season I realized I never got around to some fun summer activities we did this summer.  So here's a quick run down with lots of pictures so I have them documented for my family 'scrapbook'.

We ate breakfast outside.

We fed the ducks...the girls loved seeing the little baby ducks.

Who knew that plastic cups could entertain toddlers for so long.  In the middle of summer when it was just too hot to go outside, these kept the girls entertained for an entire day and then some for weeks afterwards.  I put them up so I can get them out this winter.

Jaron wanted to join in on some summer fun around the house.

We pet grasshoppers...yes...they actually touched them...eew, I'm so not a fan of jumpy things. But I did my best to not interfere with their discovery.

We spent a lot of time in our back yard and Jaron is loving the slide and swing as well.  Jaron LOVES being outdoors and gets so mad when the girls go outside and I don't let him go out as well. His love for water has never diminished and would spend all day at the water table if I would let him.

We have lots of 'drawings' on our sidewalks.

Our passes expired at the aquarium part way through the summer but before that we went almost weekly to run around.  Favorite parts were running down the ramps and the penguins.  Although I think Aria asked to see dolphins every time we went.  Still to this day when we pass the aquarium on the freeway Aria without fail says 'Hi Ocean'

We drove down to the newly renovated Monte L Bean museum twice with family.  The girls loved looking at the big animals and probably the tiny slide might have been their favorite part.

And we took our annual trip to the zoo after school was back in session.  It was so fun and we loved seeing the new African exhibit and even got to watch the Lion being fed.

But the all time favorite activity of the summer might be petting the horses across the street from us. All 3 of my kids of NO fear of the horses.  Jaron squeals when he sees them, the girls walk right up and pet them and the only melt down we get is when the horses are too far away and don't walk over when the girls want to pet them.

Sad to see summer come to an end but we are loving the cooler weather as well.