Construx

The flea market has done it again. Last week, when we all went together, Luis spotted a huge bag of Construx (hello, childhood) which he snagged for $2. Darius is a Construx building master. He sits with them for so long, creating elaborate designs, it's really cool to see.

One of the first things he built was a microphone and speaker:


He then made a video camera:

He even built a helicopter for Pin-Pin, his bunny, but his bad mother didn't get a picture of that one. It was very cool, trust me. I've now got my eye on a huge lot of Construx on eBay for Christmas, but shhh, don't tell!

The New Look

The other day, Luis decided it was time for a haircut (yay!) *ahem* Anyway, he set himself up with the clippers and the mirror, and fashioned himself a new look. I believe he really liked the new look, and if anyone can pull it off, you know he can.



But for those of you on the verge of collapse (you know who you are), you can breathe easy again. Five minutes later, he was cut to match his little buddy, and all was right with the world.

Sunday

I decided to take the day off this Sunday, and I don't think I could have picked a better day. It was absolutely gorgeous out all day.

We got up and went to the flea market, which I have not been able to go to all summer. Luis and the kids have gone while I was working, but I've been missing it. We got some good deals, but mostly it was just fun to look around.

We came home for lunch, and then headed right back out. We went to the lake in town with our next door neighbor Tara, her mother, her grandson Kyle, and Joey from across the street. While we were there, we ran into George and Keyeanna too. We spent the afternoon swimming, watching the ducks that roamed the beach, catching a frog, building a sand fort for Mya's animals, shooting squirt guns, and just generally having a blast. We'd never been swimming at this lake before, and I think it was a bigger hit than the other one we usually go to (and closer to home too!)

Puppies

We have extra puppies at our house this week. Mya is excited, but a little confused (see previous post). She sat with her arm around Petunia the other night and proclaimed, "I yike dis Frog."

She likes to hit things with her head...

Beach Day

On Friday, we went to the beach with the Dorsey's and a whole slew of their friends (yes, they actually have a literal slew).

There was lots of fun digging in the sand...

There was wading...



and swimming...



jumping...



and spinning.



There was even a boat.



There were sandcastles...



sand wrestling...



and sand burying:



There was lots and lots of fun.

And there were cookies. A common denominator in every packed dinner, a wide variety. And this girl tested them all.

It was so much fun, we had a hard time leaving. So we stayed until dark, and as we got in the car, Darius told me, "One day we should call the Dorsey's and ask them if they want to go here again." I have a feeling I know that answer.

Beach Quotables:

Mya (standing at the water's edge): "C'mere water! C'mere water! I DAID C'MERE!!"

Darius: "I only want to give Jean all the heart rocks I find, just so she'll know how much I love her."

Taye: "Hey Mama - I'm a stranger to my strangers!"