Finally, it feels like I am in my summer routine. After we got back from California, it took a few days to get Trey back to a napping routine which made Mama a little nutso. But we seem to be in the groove again and are able to enjoy our summer days. There are a lot of pictures in this post, but if you are like my husband, that's all you look at anyways...
One of Trey's new delights in life is to have the windows down in the back of the car. He giggles and waves his arms and smiles the hugest smiles...it might be one of my new delights in life too.
It is hysterical to watch Randy eat breakfast in the mornings. He has two willing helpers ready to pitch in at any time.
Here are a few pictures from our CA trip that I didn't get downloaded for the official CA post. One day we went hiking with Doug and Carmen. We were turned away from the waterfall we wanted to hike because of a full parking lot, so we continued to drive up the windy, windy, windy road to find a short hike with some nice views.
Here are a few pictures of what Randy has been doing this summer. If he isn't working some long hours at the Primate Center or playing with his son, he is on the river.
On fourth of July weekend, we went hiking/walking through Washington Park. Afterwards, we met Kris and John at the new Hopworks by our house. I am delighted to find that they have outdoor seating and are only 2.5 miles away. Yahoo!!
Oh, and this walk is an attempt at one of the hill walks from my book. We didn't make it very far into the walk in part because my husband doesn't have a lot of patience for my reading of guidebooks on our hikes. Go figure.
After a quick stop at the Swap n Play, Randy, Trey, and I enjoyed an afternoon at Breakside, our local haunt.
So, if you read my blog, you may remember that I am trying to do all of the hill walks in Portland Hill Walks this summer. I have quickly learned that these walks are not stroller friendly. I haven't tried to use our new hiking backpack by myself, but if I want to achieve this goal, I will need to do that. This picture is from the St. Johns walk I did last week. I only had to take Trey out of his stroller once to lift the stroller over a gate. Big improvement over last time. And I also think that I need to either a) read the entire walk description before I go or b) listen more closely to what the author says because when she said "Walking alone, especially for women, is not a good idea," I should have paid attention. Someday one of these hill walks will be enjoyable.
Here is Trey with Dominic, Sarah Falcon's son, at the Swap n Play. If it sounds like I spend a lot of time there, it's because I do.
Yesterday we took Trey to his first swimming lesson. As you can tell from the pictures, he loved it!
Later in the afternoon on Saturday, we went to the Mississippi Street Fair with Kris. It was packed! Luckily, we were able to stop and rest in the shade at Muddy's which is owned by my friend Dyer. The banana bread I got for Trey was DELICIOUS, and Randy said that the sandwich he ate had some of the best egg salad on it that he'd ever had.
Neil was doing a tasting of Imbue at Pastaworks.
This is his vermouth that he makes and it is fantastic.
Look for it in your local wine stores, New Seasons, liquor stores, etc.
Relaxing at Muddy's
The day ended with some short ribs from Gartner's and a great summer dinner on the deck with Kris and John. You can't get much better than that!
Today Randy is fishing with Adam, and my dad and Sandy are coming up for a visit. Should be another great summer day!
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