Summer Fun

At the end of VBS last week Ella got to pick out a prize for bringing visitors.  She was unsure of what to pick off of the stage so I went up to help her, and because of my own fond childhood memories, picked out a Slip N' Slide.  No summer is complete without one, right?


Yesterday morning we all donned our bathing suits and went outside to set it up in the backyard.  Ella couldn't wait to get sliding. 

I don't want to go overboard with pictures this morning, but here's a sequence of Ella running and sliding.

And then, my personal favorite, a collection of Ella's jumps:

And though he's not pictured much, James had a really fun time, too.  He played in the water at the bottom of the slide and then walked up and down it with Ella, rolling his car in the water.  He's precious.  He also lost his big toenail yesterday for some mysterious reason.  He has a new one growing in now, and curiously, he's also about to lose one of his fingernails.  We can't remember a time he sustained any serious injuries.  It's a mystery.