And as such, the summer drew to a close

Funny, I'm talking about summer in November.  That's what happens when one gets behind on photos.

Another trip to the museum.  Liam, Robin's friend, and Robin in infrared

Aww, looking at rockets together

Our necessary photo so see how tall they are by the dinosaurs

And just for a matter of comparison:

Digging for dino bones

Dean creating an eyepatch out of a spoon at the museum a few days later

Robin doing the same

Dean decided to fill up the kiddie pool to take advantage of one of the last hot days of August.  Liam didn't like being put into it, though

Robin had no qualms

Bringing our giant Hoberman sphere to our playdate at the park

I drew a maze on the driveway for Robin to run through.  He really loved figuring it out, and wanted to run it over and over

We got a book from the library, where a boy sent a hug through the mail to his grandmother.  Each page had the next mail carrier passing on the hug, until it reached Granny.  Then the final page showed the boy holding an envelope with a lipstick kiss on his cheek--implying that Granny sent a kiss right back.  Robin was enthralled by this lipstick kiss (probably because I almost never wear makeup) and asked a lot of questions about it.  He asked my mom if she ever wore "lipkiss," as he's been pronouncing it.  After discussing this several times, she went out and bought a cheap, bright red stick of lipstick and brought it over so she could leave a lipstick kiss on his cheek.

He loved this!

Liam got smooched too.  I love the way his face scrunches in this picture

Hee hee

Next, Robin wanted to try it

So Mom got a "lipkiss" kiss too

We went to Dean's parents house for the day, and took a visit to their local library.  There's an airplane cockpit smack in the middle of the children's section!

Then, while Liam napped, Grammy stayed nearby, and Mama, Dada, and Aunt Kat looked at nearby model homes, Robin and Grandpa went on a bike ride!

We rounded out the night with a trip to the Taste of Colorado.  We've decided that this is a bit of a pain with two active, easily-bored, overtired children.  Next time will either be in a few years, or earlier in the day if we go next year.

Mmm, ice cream!

In good company

To conclude summer, we had a Labor Day BBQ with some friends.  It was warm enough that we set up the kiddie pool again, and one of my friends brought a slip-n-slide. 

The kiddos had fun

Dean had a go, too

It didn't cease to be hot after Labor Day, but it did  cool down fairly soon after.  Watch for the next exciting installment to see our next exploits!

Dum dee doo

From a recent trip to the museum, playing on the wolf statues outside

Robin and his friends flying the spaceship

He decided to put on the astronaut costume

In early August we went to Cherry Creek Reservior for free because of Colorado Day, when state parks were free.

First, we did a nature walk.

It was hot and both boys protested walking, so both ended up like this

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Finally we had a picnic and then made our way to the water!

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This was a great beach for little kids, as the slope was INCREDIBLY gradual

Liam:  What's going on with my feet?
Robin:  I'm either hanging on for dear life or am trying to pull you down into the water

I'm in the water!!!!!

Dean built a sand castle with Robin's help

Jump!

Jump!

Jump!!!!!

Time to come in.  It's cloudy, cooling off, and naptime

Hello!

Sidewalk chalk belongs on the sidewalk, not your faces, Silly!

You too, Liam!  And by the way, chalk isn't for eating either

Who's that cutie?  He's wearing a pair of overalls that Dean's cousin wore to Dean's parents' wedding some 41 plus years ago

Robin helped me wash my car

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I went to a baby shower for an old friend who always had skulls and crossbones on her clothing.  An activity she wanted at her shower was for people to decorate baby clothing.  She's having a girl, so I drew a skull and crossbones with pigtails and a bow
I would add other updates, but I've been having a hard time concentrating today, so rather than sweat out a few updates, I'll just try to put some in the next post.