A Night in the Life

This has been a great evening. The kids took great afternoon naps and I got some painting done on the stairs. Mike was able to get home in time for us to go for a run with some friends in the park. We had two double jog strollers, four kids, a dog, two people who have recently run a 1/2 marathon, one with an annoyingly long stride, and a fourth huffing and puffing, too proud and competitive to quit early. No need to give names.

We get back and fire up the grill - which I plan to be standing behind for the rest of the summer. (Regarding the hefty chain - we aren't paranoid, but we do see a bit of activity from time to time, so just precaution.) Grilling makes cooking supper so much easier I think.

Olivia finally gets to do what she has been asking to do for weeks - feed the birds. We need a ladder.

And Joseph and Ridley share toys. The weather is geting nicer every day and the trees and flowers are beautiful right now. It is just nice to be outside.
On another note - Olivia did a flying trapeze move off the end of the couch tonight (dancing to American Idol tunes) and we thought she broke her nose. The nose seems to be fine, but she has a nice purple knot on her forehead and the potential for black eye. We'll see manana.