Roasting Marshmallows

We live near a bunch of campgrounds, and when we drive by in the summer, we often see tents set up. Colin always asks if they're roasting marshmallows. He'd never had one himself, so while we were visiting my parents last weekend, I asked my dad if he'd build a fire so he could try one.

Apparently the fire needs to be reduced to this in order to roast marshmallows to golden brown perfection. This explains why I always burn mine, I guess.

I mean, seriously. Look at that golden goodness.

 First taste

And the mess that follows.

He ate 2 marshmallows and got his fill. He liked them, but said they were messy. I decided to forgo the introduction to s'mores for now. Baby steps.

Summer Fun: Teddy Bear Park

Whew! We've been super busy around here. I'm back to share some more pictures of summer fun. First up, no summer week would be complete without a trip to Teddy Bear Park. Well, actually, we didn't go there every week like we did last summer. We mixed it up a little more since Colin is older and enjoys other parks now. But Ben is juuust getting to the age where Teddy Bear Park is perfect for him.

After Ben cut his two bottom teeth, he frequently stuck his tongue out.

Pulling himself up on the end of the slide. Maybe the tongue helps him concentrate?

We met up with Nolan and William at the park. Nolan shared some snacks with Colin.

 

Ben and William shared a slide.

The annual picture-by-the-bear shot.

As always, we love TBP!

Summer Fun Part 2: Snake Bubbles

Thanks to Pinterest, and this pin, I found some really EASY things to do with Colin this summer. It helps our day go a little faster when we do just something different every day. I hope to document more of these fun activities and share them with you!

First up...snake bubbles.

Step 1: Cut the bottom off of an empty water bottle, put an old washcloth around it and secure it with a rubber band.

Step 2: Mix up a batch of homemade bubbles (squirt of dishsoap and some water).

Step 3: Dip the bottom of the bottle into the bubble solution and blow into the water bottle.

Step 4: Keep blowing! You get a snake of bubbles!

It's also fun to hold the bubbles in your hand, of course.

Colin loved this enough to keep him occupied for about 15 minutes. That's kind of substantial in 3 year old terms.