Catch Up

It feels like I'm forever playing catch-up. So first, here's all the fun stuff that's been going on lately:

Laundry Basket Rides

Scavenger Hunt/Walks (the only way she's happy to go with me these days)

Baseball--Rebecca's actually really good

Visiting with Uncle Brian before he starts (now started) college.

Teddy Class Orientation Day---the big surprise is that Becca's teachers both graduated with her! As did her three little girlfriends.

Birds splattering into the outside of my freshly-washed windows.

Potatoes splattering onto the inside of my freshly-washed windows.

Rich showing Rebecca how to use a potato gun (couldn't he have started outside?!)

Fancy Art

First day with the Teddies!!!

(Pointing out that the deer got Dad's plants again this year.)

And in sad news, Rich's grandmother, Nanny, ended her battle with cancer this past week. She will be missed.

(cute cousins after the funeral)

Labor Day Weekend

Rich's surfboard is looking a little more beat up than it should, so Friday morning he and Rebecca cleaned it up and we took it to a place in Ocean City to have it looked at. We should be hearing more from Hobie tomorrow.

Since we were already there we spent the night at the Ocean City boardwalk. The house of mirrors took forever. I had a nice time waiting on a bench right outside.

Saturday morning we got up EARLY and headed to the beach. We just can't share a bed with Rebecca anymore. No one got any decent sleep. After the beach it was off to breakfast and on to the aquarium, before heading home. Rebecca slept the whole way, and was bright-eyed and refreshed when we pulled up. We were not.

Sunday we had some shopping to do, but Rich got side-tracked when he spotted a turtle in the middle of the road. He immediately pulled over, ran out in front of another car, and rescued Lucky McBrownEyes. We took him home, threw him in CC (the crab)'s cage, and went shopping. At bedtime that night Rich researched a little about boxer turtles in the internet, and discovered that Lucky's an omnivore. He now lives in the garden, and CC can rest a little easier.

Monday the cousins came over to hang out for the afternoon, and Pop came by for dinner and a little birthday celebration.

Last Week

So last weekend's hurricane was really just a big storm. We lost power a couple of times for a few seconds, and of course I couldn't sleep, but the only thing that really happened was that the back yard got really wet.

We decided to move the boats up until we were sure the lake was done filling up. Our big surprise was that the tree had grown around the rope we use for them.

Dad took off Tuesday for a trip to the shore, a little surfing, and a visit to Clamville. Rebecca even had a little friend visit Clamville with her.

Rebecca was in charge of the camera on the way back, and we stopped for a quick visit with the cousins.

Notes--

I love her so much. Here she's making an "ordering page."





So, we were at Gilchrest's again this weekend, and once again Rebecca needed the restroom. Cut to me holding her hands on the potty in the men's room (not a typo), keeping her from falling in. "Do you need to go pee or poopy?" She looked at me with the biggest grin and replied, "You're a lucky mommy!! You get both!!"

Rebecca wore her ballet costume (seen above) to Target last week, and an older gentleman walking past said, "Oh, you look just like a princess!" When Rebecca didn't reply I said, "Thank you." She stopped, turned, and looked right at me. "Mom, I think he was talking to me." Oh, thanks.