Morning pool

Cake on the way

Dorothy and her friend drew a bed

Dorothy's painting of our backyard garden

 

Friends in our backyard & fireworks in the sky

 

The Sunday Funny

We were getting ready to have friends over to our patio, and Brian asked Dorothy to make signs for our trash and recycling buckets.  After drawing the recycling arrows for one bin, Dorothy moved on to the garbage, and asked, "So does trash have a technical symbol?"

Big weekend

It was obstacle course week at Camp Sunshine.

Willa slept over and brought her wonderous galaxy.

Ladies Liberty

Neighborhood 4th of July parade

The parade ended at the playground

Snow cones after the parade

And the goats from Dorothy's school who are summering with a teacher in our neighborhood showed up at our playground.

Stomp rockets for the win

Reading in bedhead

Popcorn and a movie

Expectant mamas

Flashback to Durham twins

The Sunday Funnies

I was watching a show that included a basketball game, and the team made the shot at the buzzer to win the game.  "How did they know she was going to make it?" Dorothy asked as the team celebrated and talked about the win.  "They didn't know," I answered.  As the script continued to discuss the win, she persisted, "But how did the people who wrote the show know that she was going to make that shot?"

Dorothy told me that she was either going to watch more t.v. now, or she wouldn't brush her teeth tomorrow.  "You're not allowed to threaten me," I reminded her.  "It's not exactly a threat, it's a choice," she said.

Out of the blue, Dorothy asked me, "Is money terrible?"  I wondered where she was getting this idea.  "No," I said.  "I mean, can you tear it?" she clarified

Unusually cool s'morning

 

Fairies pollinating berries

Dunkin' Donuts

 

Camp Sunshine

Sarah and a 9-year-old are hosting "Camp Sunshine" for some friends!

Freedom from Want

The Sunday Funnies

We discussed something that led me to say, "Patience pays off!"  "That book The Eleventh Hour said something like that," Dorothy responded thoughtfully.  "It said 'Patience pays off?'" I asked.  "No," she explained, "it said, 'Those who choose the longer road shall reap their reward!'"

Dorothy saw a coffee shop called The Daily Grind and asked what that meant.  Grace said, "You grind your coffee beans.  It's also a pun.  Do you know what a pun is?"  "Yes," Dorothy quickly answered, "and what is the other meaning of grind that makes it funny?"

We got-together with family friends that we haven't seen in over a year.  Dorothy sidelined me and asked, "Why does it seem like all these people know me?"

Will's baptism day