The Pots and Pans Band
Kennedy pulled out the pots and pans and wooden spoons and recruited Oliver into a makeshift drumming band.
As you can see, they had great fun. Kennedy said she wants to be a member of
Stomp when she grows up!
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Lauralhurst Park
We went to Lauralhurst park for an outing today and the kids loved the room to run and run and run. Oliver just followed Kennedy on the path.
Oliver improved his running ability today too.
Kennedy liked this art piece, Triad, which she called "Whale". I think she's right; it does look like a whale.
They have a nice park area with swings and play structures. Here's Kennedy pushing Oliver.
Here's Oliver on his own.
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Sing Along with Putumayo
The kids love to sing along and dance to a Putumayo cd entitled
Sing Along with Putumayo. One of their favorite songs is called Bananaphone. If we have one in the house, and we usually do because Oliver loves them, Kennedy grabs a banana to use as a phone.
Oliver just laughs and giggles and dances along. Lately he has been doing a great job of spinning spinning spinning around.
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A Visit to Sauvie's Island
We went to Sauvie's Island on a weekend morning in search of strawberries and blueberries and a little vitamin D via the sunshine. We forgot our camera but managed to get some photos with our cell phones. Here's Kennedy walking in a blueberry patch.
And here she is in the strawberry patch. It was the last weekend for strawberry picking and they were few and far between. We managed to get $1.50 worth of ripe ones. Kennedy loves strawberries.
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Grandpa Joe's Art Visit
Grandpa Joe came by Saturday and did some art work with Kennedy and to spend some time with Oliver too.
The kids were excited to see him and we had a nice summer no-cook dinner (fruit, hummus, bread,...) before he left.
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Bike Riding
I took Oliver on a bike ride Saturday through the neighborhood and up towards Mt. Tabor but only got to about Harrison and 43rd before having a flat! For the first time in a long time, I was without a repair kit on me. Thankfully, Susan and Kennedy came to our rescue and picked us up.
Normally, Oliver rides in the trailer. This was his first experience in the upright seat and he liked it a lot.
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Zoo Tunes - part 2
This past Wed. Sheryl and I packed up the family for the zoo concert. It was nice to kick back in unusually nice weather and enjoy a small window of relaxation. This week's concert was by a Jamaican band (Sly & Robbie and the Taxi Gang) which to me seemed like a fusion of Raggae and trip hop. Interesting groove and, to be honest, I loved it! They had the volume up pretty loud so here is Oliver sporting his earplugs.
This week we were lucky enough to be joined by a good friend who is working on a local project. Here's a great shot of Beth and Oliver before the music started.
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Late Sleeping and a Climber Among Us
Since Kennedy is on summer break, she actually gets up later in the morning than Oliver. She'll come downstairs at 9ish or so and ask "Where's Mommy Susan"? "At work" I'll say and Kennedy will look all confused for a minute.
Oliver continues his climb-on-everything approach to life right now. You can see him in action here. He pulls out the toy drawer to climb onto the couch. He also pulls out the chairs to climb on the table, pulls over whatever he can find to climb on the bed...
This particular time, though, he was climbing on the couch to give his sister a big hug.
They still play great together.
Here's a cute shot of them both at their toy room door.
Watering Fun
A favorite part of the day for Kennedy and Oliver is watering time. We put the sprayer on mist and they have a blast. Oliver likes to muscle his way in on Kennedy to get to the water. It's pretty fun to watch them play but we eventually have to take the hose back and make sure the plants are watered.
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Round and Round We Go and Pig Tails
Kennedy and Oliver are fond of running the circle from the dining room into the hallway into the kitchen and back to the dining room. This time, they used a shoe string to keep up with each other.
Kennedy has been asking us to put her hair up in pig tails lately. This is a nice shift from her hands-off-the-hair stage!
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