Summer Kick-off

I have almost no pictures of the past few weeks, though they have been fun ones. With the kids all out of school, we've felt like caged birds set free. I don't consider myself a super social person, but we've managed to get together with different friends almost every single day. And it's been great! We've enjoyed picnics, a fun Memorial Day activity, swimming, and just hanging out.

A friend of mine just finished her PhD, so a few of us had a girl's night out to celebrate. We picked up dinner, then headed down to Forest Park to watch Othello. I wasn't previously familiar with the play, but I really enjoyed it. As much as you can with a Shakespeare tragedy, anyways (I realized the next day as I was recounting the tale to the boys just how terrible it was...so much unwarranted murder!). I will forever be impressed with Shakespearean actors though- those lines! How does anyone keep them all in their head?

I've also been somewhat busy trying to figure out how to do a "Lego party" for Benjamin. It's coming up this Friday and I've got most everything squared away, but this will be my first attempt at a real friends party. Benjamin has been to a bunch of his friends' parties this year, and all of them have been at party places and pools. Part of me thinks that would just be easier, but I guess I'm my mother's daughter in that respect. She always had fun, organized friend parties for us- and all at home. I just don't know if I could do this eight times, every other year like she did...in any case, if my love for my children is ever in question, the above picture should be counted as evidence that I do (and also evidence that my hair is in a very awkward stage right now...somewhere between a pixie and an A-line). Paper Mache-ing is a LOT of work!