How We Fill Our Days

I love, love, love this time of year!  I feel like we get the best of everything!  The beach is perfect and the weather is perfect!  There are hot days for swimming, warm days for just being outside, and rainy days for playing in the rain. 



Blueberry picking with friends at Owen's blueberry farm in Hudson.  With Jodi and her kids: Anna, Kate, and baby Rachel; Maisy and her son Grey; Liz with Peyton; and Elisabeth with Altazara.  We picked 2.2lbs so far we've only made blueberry muffins, but I think we've eaten a pound!

We like to ride our bikes down to Eagle Lake Park.  You never know what kind of animals you might see there! 

This is an endangered Fox Squirrel!  Really cool!



Cannon likes to feed bread to the turtles and fish.  Sometimes there are ducks and other exotic birds.

Going to the beach with friends is a regular pastime.  The beach is gorgeous right now with turquoise water!  And the water temp is just right for a warm day. 



Peyton and Ella

Cannon loves to play around the Banyan trees in downtown St. Pete.  Sorry, I forgot to get a picture of that majestic tree, but we did get a pic of the friendly squirrels.  We also took a trolley ride just for the fun of it. 

The rainy season is almost upon us, so we make the most of it!

Here is Cannon's newly arranged play area.  There's still some tweaking to do, but it seems suitable for now.  There's all sorts of make-believe and inventing that goes on here!

"Mom, can we play with the vinegar and baking soda?"  Yes!  

This is another favorite activity of Cannon's!  This time we added funnels to "see what happens," as he would say.

And sometimes you just get so tired that you fall asleep on the cedar chest.