My Painted Porch

Luckily, weather has been on our side as of late. As with every year tho, our annual community festival saw the carnival ride people pull into town bringing with them and completely anticipated as every year, lots of rain and cold. I actually wore a fall sweater to the pet show with jeans and boots and again this year, they were calling for frost overnight...how seasonal is that? But...as the week wore on, the sun appeared, as did balmy temperatures and now we're complaining yet again, "it's too hot"! You can't beat an ice cold beverage on a blistering day tho, floating around in the pool, grilled dinners and warm evenings spent on the porch as the two old fogies we've become. Work is busy, family is healthy, our little one is happy and aren't we all?? We have signs of summer!

Summer 2010 sees Lizzy's first year of soccer! Apparently (or so I'm told by my German husband), we can't have a child without some knowledge of European foosball!

Lizzy volunteered to fill the role of goalie in their first 'game'. The other little 3 year old from the opposing blue team kicked the ball toward the net. It stopped at Lizzy's feet. She looked at it, he picked it up and handed it to her, and the crowd cheered...save number 1!!

Lizzy's preschool graduation took place last month...didn't we just have this child?

Most content to be chasing seagulls while all enjoyed a bar-b-q and she, the cookie buffet...

and so ensued the festival, and wet weather leading us to search the tickle trunk for fun and entertainment on a rainy vacation day and a pair of...mittens. NO!! Please!!