Playing with the water in the backyard. We would set up the hose on our slide and make a waterslide. Elijah loves to take the hose and put it right over his head. He gasps at the freezing cold water and then laughs hysterically.
Thomas the Train (or the Hood River Train) is their FAVORITE thing in the world. Yes....they are both obsessed with trains. We have clocked when the train passes 1/2 mile from our house. On days we can make it, we make sure to wait for the train to pass at 11:30 a.m. The engineer toots his whistle and all the passengers wave at the kids. We are really excited because for Elijah's second birthday we found a pumpkin patch with a train ride! We have to incorporate trains into his birthday!
Concerts in the park. It was so fun to see the kids rock out to music (Alora especially).
The local ice cream store has brightly colored chairs, things to climb on, and of course ice cream.
Alora got a computer learning system for her birthday from Lori and Grandma. She can't get enough of it. I have to limit her to one hour a day. She is learning to write her letters quite well, navigate the key board, and of course draw. There is a program that lets her paint, attach backgrounds and stamps, and write. She loves princesses so you can see she has a castle in her picture.
We can't wait to see what exciting adventures fall has for us.
