Summer 2011

I don't think I'll ever make up all the missing posts, but here's a little recap of our summer (and I'll take the liberty of extending our summer from May all the way to October).

WHAT WE DID:

I bought myself an Ergo (and why did I wait so long???)
Took a trip to Utah for family weddings
Planted a little garden (strawberries, tomato, and basil--I know, we're ambitious around here!)
Took the kids running 5-6 days a week in the triple Baby Jogger
Went to the splash pad at least once a week, sometimes more
Went to "La Banda" many, many times--band concerts at local parks--so fun!
D finished intern year, hallelujah!!
Had the lovely Mike and Shelly clan for a visit TWICE!
Tera's (almost half birthday) Half-Marathon
Family bike rides (think: a bike with a baby bike seat pulling a trailer--FUN!!)
Bike dates (sans kids!)
trips to the Michigan beach
family vacation to Canada and New York
Escuela de Mami for Squeak and Pip
celebrated our 7th Anniversary! (actually still  have to go on our restaurant date)
celebrated Squeak's 5th birthday!
celebrated Chiquitita's 2nd birthday!
celebrated D's birthday!
many trips to the park
lots of time outside while the kids rode their trikes
redid the landscaping in our front yard (thanks to child labor, Tricia, Shelly, and Dona and James)
discovered and visited several times the fabulous Ann Arbor Botanical Gardens
painted the kids' room (from Pepto pink to gorgeous pale aqua--I love it!!)
painted the kids' dresser
went to a pro baseball game as a family
fun visit with Baba Dona and Baba Jim!
lots of yoga for me--delicious!
family vacation to Mexico!
evening walks around the neighborhood
fireworks (and the big boys sure enjoyed!)



WHAT WE DIDN'T DO:

get sick!!!--after 50+ illnesses in our family during the winter months, this was a real thrill for me!
potty train--yay!!!!! So happy to put this one off!
Swimming lessons--planning to use the winter months for that instead
paint our bedroom--not sure when it'll happen, but the peach has got to go!
dining table refinishing project--it's still in the garage waiting for those elusive spare moments, but the sanding and stripping are mostly done
wean Chiquitita--I never thought I'd breastfeed till 2, but I haven't felt the need to wean her yet
move--after moving seven times in five years, we decided to stay put (we are loving our little house!)
blog about most of it


And there you go. I feel like I can say, "Summer was a success" because we spent most of our time outside enjoying the beautiful weather, good company, and a good life. I've got the photos to prove most of it, but I'm lacking the motivation to upload them. And our computer is feeling old and feeble. But I will post Mexico photos soon!