Out of season

While puddle parades are typically a spring event, the late summer monsoon rains have given us plenty of opportunities to put on our boots and play in the mud. 

Poppies

Each and every year I try to grow poppies. I have tried seeds from the store, seeds from wildflower mixes. I tried seeds from brother Bejos's farmhouse. I have even tried seeds from Mama Bejos's plants that were harvested from grandpa's poppies, and oh how I wanted those to be the ones to grow!

But this year I had success. 

Where, you might ask, did I finally get my magical seeds?

Well, I found them in my boys' Easter basket. Most certainly a rather inexpensive find, finally bloomed poppies in my AZ garden. 

Dinner Out(side)

We had a spur of the moment picnic dinner at the county park this weekend. We got all fancy pants with a tablecloth, real plates, even silverware. Caprese sandwiches with tomatoes from our garden, basil from a student's garden, bread from our oven. Yum, yum. 

And of course some serious mountain bike training. 

This fearless boy has graduated from the bunny slopes and is now trying his wheels on the next level.

camp nanamama

The weeks before school truly starts are logistical nightmares for us. I have to be at work for about a week, getting my classroom ready, but the boys aren't at school themselves. And then when the boys do start school, they have a super funky three day, half-day orientation, at different times. Not to mention that we are still slave to the nap for the youngest Bejos boy.

Graciously, the grandmas offered to come watch after the boys during this back-to-school transition, even shuttling them to and from school for those super funky three days. 

The best part of the week was that Mr. Bejos didn't know that his mom was coming. It was a surprise of the very best kind! 

The boys loved their time with nana and mama, which was dubbed camp nanamama. Here's documentation of camp days, from the iPhones of these hip grannies. 

Labyrinth

Climbing

Oh how this little one wants to do all the things his big brother does. He was particularly disappointed to keep his feet firmly planted on the ground.