Memorial Day Weekend 2008

Ways it officially feels like summer now:

-There's been an outdoor party with neighbors where Jack Johnson was playing on the stereo and Annie got two "bleeding boo-boos" in the span of an hour by falling off a scooter.

-Walking home from said neighbor's house in the dark, it is actually WARM. In the dark. Wheeee!

-Running outside is possible (and perfect, temperature-wise) after I put the girls to bed.

-We take a while to get out the door, not because we're getting coats and hats on, but because we're smearing faces with the sunscreen stick.

-Popsicles. Ice cream. Asked for each and every day by Annie.

-The outdoor pool has opened, and we have been in it.

-It seems silly to bring our lawn chairs inside at night, because we know we'll just use them again the next day.

-We have weeded, mulched, planted, and watered our front landscaping. I took pictures because this is the best it's going to look all summer.

So, the weekend isn't even over yet, and we're really enjoying the official kick-off to summer 2008. Pictures of the happiness to come . . .