Bradford Oregonians

We start most days with a good old-fashioned tantrum, terrible-two style.

 We still don't know what the inciting event was.  Later, we wait for the Haddonfield grandparents and Martins St cousins to arrive.  "Dad, we're stuck."

 It's nice to have a helpful sister.

 Leigh got right into Arthur's new book.

 Danny got right into hanging out with Elsie.  He took her on a tour of the property.

 Culminating in the rock section.

 

 I managed to overhear part of this conversation.

"I've climbed a lot of rocks."
"I've climbed more rocks than you."
"Well, I've climbed like five hundred rocks."
"That's not as many rocks as I've climbed."

Slip N Slide

 Our next-door neighbor's birthday party, with a bounce-house slide, plus water.  Apparently the standard slip-n-slide didn't cut it last year.

 

 Boys playing chicken.

Car Show

There was a classic car show this morning, right next door!  The boys walked over and checked all manner of muscle car.

Even a muscle school bus.

Fun times for $4.  Danny is downstairs building a Lego muscle car as I type.

Hawkins Time

 Who doesn't start the day by building Devastator, with one glass of milk and one of OJ?

 

 The same guy now fuels up for family night at camp.

 There is a lot of running.

 

 Hiding from Dad.

 Family night.

 A particularly funny skit.

Morning Time

 Morning time is momma time¹.  I try to stay hands off.  Here are some slack-jaws warming up with Jake and the Neverland Pirates.

 

Danny goes off to camp, and Leigh goes to school, except on Fridays.  Today is Friday, so I got to see the girls playing together.  They go off for hours and entertain each other; there was a lot of yapping about getting buckled into seats for trips in their couch-car.

 I guess they want to jump around in the car.

 

 

1.  All time is momma time.

Haus

 Some photos our architect took.  Fancy.

 

The pool is a favorite place.  Danny's swimming is advancing, as is a minor case of swimmer's ear.

 The filter hole is irresistible; it must be stuffed!

 There is a lot of this diving, with full lay-outs.

 Looking tough.

 After, dinner at Ashley's.

An orchid that is thriving in our well-lit home.

 

One of my many yard projects, turning this stump into a table.

My carpenter friend tells me one year of drying per inch of wood.  2015!