Feels Like Summer

It was a hot and humid weekend here in Charlotte, with temps hovering around 90. Yesterday we had a studio session at Southern Light Photography, where we attempted to get a family portrait taken. I say "attempted" because I'm not sure how it's going to end up turning out. Ben was great at first, and Rebecca was terrified, and then later Rebecca was luke-warm and Ben was sullen. So what we actually ended up with will remain to be seen. We'll get to see the proofs later this week. The photographer was very patient, good with kids, and had a cute little cockapoo named Susie that the kids really liked (even Rebecca who is usually afraid of dogs).

Following the photography session we were supposed to go out to dinner with friends but their babysitter cancelled at the last minute so instead they brought their kids over to our house, and the four of them got thoroughly soaked playing with the water cannon on the play set. After that we all went to dinner at a neat pizza place that has a platform where the kids can stand and look into the kitchen to watch the pizza being made, with a plexi-glass teller window type thing through which the chefs can pass the kids pieces of dough to play with. This turned out to be ALMOST as good as having a babysitter, because aside from the time they spent actually eating, all four kids spent the meal with their noses pressed up against the window watching the chefs and playing with pizza dough.

Today was spent grocery shopping, going to Ben's soccer game, and barbecuing. It was a good day. Here are some pictures from today of the kids playing on the play set and at soccer. We'd also like to wish a happy 4th birthday to cousin Charlie up in MA, and sorry we couldn't be there to have some Scooby Doo cake with you!