Days with my little guy

 Sending Lily off to school on her third day of first grade 

Now that Lily's in school all day, we have been forced to get back into a routine which is great for us all.  I was a little (or maybe a lot) lax about watching tv at home this summer due to many intensely hot days and trying to maintain some sanity with three at home.  I told William that we are not watching tv at all today, and he said, "Too bad".  But we managed to fill our day with many fun activities, and I think he is enjoying all the attention coming his way.

 First off, we had to build a new train track of course.

 Then we had to build a zoo for our animals.

 We tried out a quick color mixing experiment with colored water and paper towels.  I love quick, easy and inexpensive activities with items found around the house.

 I think it worked pretty well.  William identified the middle color as purple, so we'll call it a success!

 I then got a phone call and was on the phone for 10 minutes, and this was the result of my divided attention.

 Toilet paper stuffed down our vent.

 William was very proud of his experimentation.

 We decided to take the messiness outside and used the colored water in spray bottles to make a picture.  Then William practiced riding on his bike.  Luckily, today is supposed to be the last of the really hot days for a while.  I heard the highs for the rest of this week are supposed to be in the upper 70s; it almost seems too good to be true.

 William wanted to push his baby sister around in the stroller but commented that is was "very, very hot".

 Our walk was more relaxed with just the two of them which was nice.  We took time to check out the sights, including our neighbor's raccoon display.

 We even stopped to smell the flowers.  Can you see the butterfly?

 William took some time to gaze up at the trees...

 ....and examine the roots.

I got a second call from a friend when we came back home.  This time in the 10 minutes I was on the phone, my little guy completely passed out.  It was a good day.