End of Summertime ...

 No more lounging around the house 

in only my birthday suit ...

 ... no more getting away with 
all of our silly attitudes ...

 ... no more ice cream throughout the day for
breakfast, lunch, and dinner ...

 ... I guess that means at least no more 

Emery dentist appointments every other week ...

 ... and Avery's appointments on every 3rd Friday!!!

 No more super fun arcade games 
anytime during the day or night ...

 ... or riding wildly and doing doughnuts 
whenever the timing feels about right ...

 ... and no more awesome mountain slides 

dropping into refreshing cold pool waters ...

 ... and no more fun kiddie parties with 
sweet puppy dog licks as wet as an otter!!!

 No more adventurous swimming lessons to look forward to 
each and every week ...

  ... no more free time for drawing since 
nightly homework takes weeks and weeks ...

 ... no more super fun obstacle course runs

with our favorite Sparky, both for Avery ...

 ... and Emery ...

 ... or riding doubles across lonely desert trails 
to where-ever Sparky might lead!!!

There is just no time, no time at all for playing and playing 
and playing until the sun sets late in the day ...

... the end of summertime is
the end of all things great ...
 

That is, until next summer is upon us once again!!!

BFFs ...

We had a super duper fun play-date with our very good friends Chiara and Sora. It was such a blast, I wish they lived with us!!!

Avery and Chiara swimming the length of the pool ...

... and jumping in with flips and cannonballs off the side, 

with an overall high level of goofing around!!!

Emery and Sora were digging in deep in the sandbox ...

... and then swinging up high on the swing set while 

Avery and Chiara went round and round and round!!!

The night ended with a really good movie ... Goonies ...

what a super fun time!!!

Amazing SIS Artists!!!

Avery and I love to draw, color, paint, etc. We pretty much like to do anything involving be artistic. Avery is much better than me right now (since she has had years of a heads start), but I'm trying to catch up!!!

Avery's clay version of Les Miserable's "Lovely Ladies"

Avery's painting called "Bees and Flowers"

Avery's painting called "Mountain Harvest"

Avery's painting called "Dreaming of Love"

Avery's drawing of Mommy's horse Sophie

 Another drawing of Sophie getting wild!!!

Avery's drawing of Sparky

Avery also likes drawing funny caricatures of people, 

such as here's Daddy (one awake and another when sleeping) ...

... and here is Mommy ...

... and here is me (Emery) as a sleeping baby ...

... and here is Grandma Wendy?!?!?!

Avery even draws funny caricatures 

of herself sometimes!!!

Emery's first perfect face drawn in preschool ...

... and Emery's drawing of the whole family ...
guess who is who!!!