Long July Weekend

We had a long and wonderful Dad's Birthday / Fourth of July weekend, with some friends, a BBQ, a meal out, some good ice cream and apricots right off the tree. Vita especially love the corn on the cob. Here's Vita helping me to check on the squash. Is it ripe yet? Standing in the flower bed modeling one of her lovely summer sundresses. And of course, sand and water never ever gets old. In other Vita news: Vita has discovered her rebellious streak, and she says "NO" and "MINE" as defiantly as any other toddler ever has. But her vocabulary continues to grow and amaze us. She learns new words every day; on Friday Vita learned "Bruce Lee" and "pizza". Awesome! To top it off, Vita is now climbing up and going down the big slide at the park all by herself (as long as someone spots her on the way up). Got 40 seconds? Check out what the static electricity does to Vita's hair when she gets to the bottom of the slide! Pause it at exactly 38 seconds. By the way, the screams you hear are happy screams. :)