Looking for a summer routine...

at least a rountine besides trying every flavor of snowcone, one each time we go into town.  Little Miss was really campaigning for a pickle juice snowcone, but settled for ice cream flavor.  Silver fox was her last outing--I have no idea what it was supposed to taste like--vaguely sweet.  I'm a classic black cherry gal myself.

Last week, we ventured down to MawMaw's for a visit.  It rained.  And rained.  And rained.

MawMaw found some 1973 vintage fun. I love the ensemble the little girl is wearing. Knee socks. I remember wearing knee socks. Little Miss is now smitten with Pick Up Stix--it's nice to see some low tech fun being had.

The snails were also a hit.

Little Miss found "a heart-leaf-plant."

Then we headed out to "the farm" to see the creek with actual running water thanks to the rain.

We returned home to a dark house, as MawMaw's transformer had apparently fizzled, snapped, and popped out.  The possibility of a night without A/C was too much for Loverboy, so after dinner out, we packed up and came home early. 

The McKinney Crew came down for the weekend--so there was lots of cousin-lovin' and baby-playin'.

I love Lolo's expression here.

Lolo's first Cheeto--a rite of passage.  She loved them.  She's one of us now.

We had a Lowe's Build and Grow on Saturday.

And the aprons finally came in!  Now we have to get all the patches sewn on.

We actually made it to church on Sunday--four out of five weekends!--but Molly had to man the bookstore for a couple of hours.  Naturally, we stopped by after church to see the merchandise...

Quite a pose here.  I'm not sure what the dramatic pensiveness was about...ringing the bell incessantly, chomping down on her favorite clove gum, and pondering which fudge to sample.

Amen.

Funny.

I like the graphics and the pun.

I'm not sure I'd try these if someone offered them to me.

So there's more or less what the Nockinbirds have been up to.  Add some pool time, trips to the library, Price is Right watching, cheerleader practice---not much housecleaning, laundry, grocery shopping (we have managed to mooch quite a few meals from beloved grandparents) or anything constructive or socially redeeming.  Maybe next week...