More August fun

Here is a sampling of some of the fun we had in August:

 

Swimming at the beach with friends

Lots and lots of playgrounds

Many walks to DQ!

Gorgeous sunsets on our walks

A few bike rides to the cider mill for ice cream

One day we went to a friend's parent's house, on a little man-made lake.  The girls had a blast with the boats!

And paddleboard!

Jess is a natural on paddleboards.  She stands up and can maneuver anywhere.

We went to a friend's pool one afternoon, and theirs has a diving board.  Can you believe the girls had never jumped off a diving board before??!!  They had so much fun!

Their friends also taught them how to dive.  (before it looked more like a belly flop)

One afternoon we went tubing on Lake Orion.  Chris and Megan caught some serious air!

Then we anchored so we could swim for a while.  The dads jumped on tubes to pop the kids in the air and off the tube.

Jess was the littlest, and she got the most air

Jess getting popped off again and again

Back to our swallowtails!  They got bigger and bigger, of course, and pooped a LOT!

We had fun scaring them and getting them to stick out their horns!

One morning our parsley looked like this.  It was time to supplement.  We stuck a small vase in the pot, and brought them sprigs of parsley from our garden.

One morning, eagle eye found a tree frog.  I don't know why, but she decided to put it on her nose.

Normal

Jess had to try, too, of course!

They posed him all around the yard.  My favorite is this one in the mailbox.  He's so tiny!