1SE - Our July 2015
July was hot but fun!
Lens Baby is Five
Our fabulous photography playgroup, Lens Baby, turned five this summer. FIVE! I can't believe it! We celebrated at Celebration Park again this year. It was a hot sunny day, and the splash pad felt great. Happy Birthday to the best playgroup ever!
Where the Fun Begins
Sam and Evie are always so excited to go the library, and half the fun is getting there. They both think it's hilarious to squeak and yelp in the parking garage to make an echo, and they always beg to climb the stairs at the garage entrance. All this fun before we even get inside! They are definitely easy to entertain!
Postcards
The Frisco Library has had a postcard writing station up for a while now, and changes the storybook characters often. We've written to Curious George and Pete the Cat, but on this day we were all SUPER excited to write a postcard to two of our favorite characters - Elephant and Piggie. Simple drawings with minimal text, these books sure do say a lot just through the characters actions and facial expressions. No book gets Sam giggling faster!
I see a resemblance to our own little Elephant and Piggie pals, don't you?
Tent Nap
Baby fell asleep in her tent. Good place for a nap, I say.
Farmers Market
I checked out the Farmer's Market in McKinney's Chestnut Square for the first time this week. It was fun to see our favorite photo spot - usually rather empty and quiet - so full of people and colorful produce! There was an artist covering Johnny Cash songs, lots of great food to buy, yummy samples, and friendly folks.
I brought treats home for both Evie and Sam. Evie got a little pink ball with a bee on it that said, "Bee Patient", one of our most frequently-used phrases with her right now, so how perfect is that! I got Sam the children's storybook written by Chestnut Square's Chester the Cat - the cat who supposedly dislikes most grown-ups and all children, but has hung out with Sam on several occasions. They have a special bond it seems. The book is cute - it mentions several places in McKinney that Sam's been to.
I also brought home some awesome peaches, humongous zucchini, and rosemary bread. Great finds at the Farmer's Market - I will be back!
Double Dip
Met up with some friends at good ol' Double Dip for some frozen custard. Well, custard for Sam, crackers for Evie (crazy girl). It was hot, but we had fun!
Red White & Blue
This was one of my favorite photography meetups of the summer - patriotic setups in celebration of Independence Day. It was held at our favorite location, Chestnut Square, and Sam and Evie really explored every inch of it this time. They ran up and down every ramp, hung out on every porch, and found all sorts of treasures. We stayed for a long time and I came home with so many images of the two of them exploring and enjoying this pretty little spot.
McKinney Parade
On the actual 4th of July Brian and I took the kids to downtown McKinney to see the parade. We've been several times and it's always a fun morning. We had a great spot this year and there were some very patriotic floats to enjoy. I was very happy there was a marching band this time. Patriotic music was the icing on America's birthday cake! An ice cream and iced coffee treat from our favorite shop The Sweet Spot made for a yummy end to a sweet morning! Happy Birthday, America!
