what can i say, it was another perfect summer day, even the weather decided to be agreeable.
this month of summer that we have in madison, i want to be very productive. i have so many activities that i want to do with my kids, and basically, i just want to be more involved....especially now that samiyah is better at tagging along and engaging herself. so for this morning's activity...bread making. the kids helped me gather up all the utensils and ingredients, washed their hands, put on their aprons, and we got to work. they begged me to let them crack the eggs this time (usually it's my job to do the eggs...obviously), so i gave in. they both tapped gently until their eggs cracked a bit. then they gently dug in their fingers, as i cringed away. makayah's eggs exploded into the small bowl, part of the slime landing on isaiah's face, whose egg exploded shortly after he dug in his fingers. everyone froze, and we bursted out laughing!
the only thing i don't like about making bread is how long it takes. so, in order to pass the time, we went out and played with the neighbors in the backyard. some raspberries were ripening so the kids were scavenging for any bit they could find. :)
after raspberries and lunch, we made our way to the zoo. it was samiyah's first visit and she was mesmerized by the giraffes. she even waved at them. it was really sweet.
my little monkeys...
baby mims and her giraffe...
there was a snake exhibit, complete with skin, skulls, and other stuff i didn't really check out, but the kids did.
the kids were excited to be there again, and were even more excited to play at the zoo playground. on our way there, a lady passing by burst into song, pointing at each one of us as she sang, "one little, two little, three little indians..."
my eyes popped open, my mouth hung open in shock, and then i turned my head down and laughed/scoffed...shaking my head. what the??? seriously? did this lady just sing and point at me and my children? the kids had a puzzled look on their face, and looked back at me wondering what that was all about. i shook my head as i was still laughing, so they ignored it and ran for the playground. i was so taken by surprise, i honestly had no idea what to say or do. looking back at it now, i probably should've said something, after all, it isn't right to just let ignorant people be ignorant, when you can educate them in some way.
anyway, the zoo was still great, and we rushed home after grocery shopping to meet up with daddy. then we rushed off to the park for isaiah's baseball game. i truly love watching him. he is such a goofball and will dance on each base while he waits for his fellow batter to hit the ball. he's really good at baseball, and his umpa would be proud of him. it isn't summer until baseball season starts. ;)
as we pulled into our apartment, we spotted fireflies twinkling on the front lawn.
the kids ran after them, jumping at them. it was so fun. fireflies make summer evenings so magical. if it wasn't past their bedtimes, it would've been great to linger outside, sipping raspberry lemonade, watching the fireflies dance around us. next time....
the only thing i don't like about making bread is how long it takes. so, in order to pass the time, we went out and played with the neighbors in the backyard. some raspberries were ripening so the kids were scavenging for any bit they could find. :)
after raspberries and lunch, we made our way to the zoo. it was samiyah's first visit and she was mesmerized by the giraffes. she even waved at them. it was really sweet.
my little monkeys...
baby mims and her giraffe...
there was a snake exhibit, complete with skin, skulls, and other stuff i didn't really check out, but the kids did.
the kids were excited to be there again, and were even more excited to play at the zoo playground. on our way there, a lady passing by burst into song, pointing at each one of us as she sang, "one little, two little, three little indians..."
my eyes popped open, my mouth hung open in shock, and then i turned my head down and laughed/scoffed...shaking my head. what the??? seriously? did this lady just sing and point at me and my children? the kids had a puzzled look on their face, and looked back at me wondering what that was all about. i shook my head as i was still laughing, so they ignored it and ran for the playground. i was so taken by surprise, i honestly had no idea what to say or do. looking back at it now, i probably should've said something, after all, it isn't right to just let ignorant people be ignorant, when you can educate them in some way.
anyway, the zoo was still great, and we rushed home after grocery shopping to meet up with daddy. then we rushed off to the park for isaiah's baseball game. i truly love watching him. he is such a goofball and will dance on each base while he waits for his fellow batter to hit the ball. he's really good at baseball, and his umpa would be proud of him. it isn't summer until baseball season starts. ;)
as we pulled into our apartment, we spotted fireflies twinkling on the front lawn.
the kids ran after them, jumping at them. it was so fun. fireflies make summer evenings so magical. if it wasn't past their bedtimes, it would've been great to linger outside, sipping raspberry lemonade, watching the fireflies dance around us. next time....
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