summer

early summer. Feeding the "Willawong parrots" with Andrea.

zooming down the street at Grandma and Grandpa Lodwig's house

post-haircut cupcake happiness (as with probably half of north Seattle, this is one of our little mother-daughter traditions)

later summer. By now, an old pro at feeding the birds

Anya just kissed the bird statue on the tip of the beak and finds this hysterical :)

Dad and daughter riding the carousel at the Evergreen State Fair

Now that summer seems to have come to a screeching halt (at least weatherwise), time for a little recap. While we stayed in town, Anya had a good, full summer. Lots of quality time with Grandma and Grandpa Lodwig. We went to the playground often, took many walks, played in the sprinklers, had many a playdate. There were plenty of parties and social events to keep us occupied as well.

She had a great summer nannyshare on Wednesdays and Thursdays with her buddy Cora and Cora's neighbor, Lauren. The girls had a wonderful time with Leslie (the sitter) and it gave me a chance to get things done around the house sans kid as well as do some running training.

We also had summer roommates at the house -- yes, plural. One was my best friend Andrea and the other was a dog park friend, Becky (plus their pets). It was certainly a full house, but Anya loved having them around. Now that Andrea is in Hawaii (not fair!) and Becky has moved on, the house is quiet again.

Anya starts preschool on Tuesday - I can't believe it's here already. And then fall is in full swing with all sorts of things on the schedule. One more day and bye bye summer.