more summer fun

There's a Barbeque place right across the street from our house.

We can see it from our kitchen.

We drive by it every single day.

We just needed an excuse to try it out.

Barbeque is one of those things you should eat with good company.

I called my friends Alicia and Paul at the last minute one evening to see if they wanted to come over.

Secretly, I wanted to go buy some of that barbeque.

I was not disappointed - by the ribs and brisket or the company.

Alicia has had another baby since I last saw her - leaving her with fewer brain cells, but still a few more than me. =) I got to hold her cute little one while the other kids were splashing about wildly in the backyard pool.

This is her little one, Esther Angela, at about two months old. Even at two months old, she was smaller than any of my kids were when they were born. I loved holding her tiny self. I secretly prayed that our boy would be as tiny as she was - mostly so he could fit into those alligator-driving-the-car onesies. Is that selfish?
Her son looks just like his parents smushed together. He is cautious, careful, and measured in his approach to life and play:
...unlike Abby, who rushes into to things without a care in the world. They could balance each other out nicely. Hmm.....

There was pouring, spraying, squealing, laughing...

Summer nights make the summer days seem worthwhile.