Here's a picture of the kids that I must have taken last week. It's been a while since I posted pictures, so I thought I'd better do that. You'll notice Cole's shirt is a bit wet. Usually he's completely soaked head to toe when he comes back inside. One of his favorite summer activities is taking the hose and doing everything from making mud puddles underneath the swings to watching water flow down the sidewalk to spraying our van. He even sometimes waters the garden and flowers, which helps out Cory and myself a lot!

Yesterday did I really say that Ella would be down for the night when she fell asleep at 6:30? Hahahahaha! Whew! That was a good one. Ella slept for about two hours, woke up crying and couldn't be comforted until we were out of the bed and back downstairs. Not sure if she was having a nightmare or what. I was finally able to drag the two of us to bed a little after midnight, and Ella woke up around 8 a.m. extremely unhappy. She's in a much better mood today, though!

Here are a couple more pictures to start off the day:

Ella's trying out the goggles from Accalia's science kit


Cole's just very happy