July 26, 2021 - Monday (294/365)

 


Day 294 of my 365 Photo Journal 

Well, I'm not really sure what to say about today. I took lots of pictures, that's for sure! I got a few of the girls playing with Play-Doh this morning and then finally took our b&w photos for the wall. I'll be editing those for a couple days, I'm sure. Then, this evening, we hung out outside for a looong time, until way after bed time, and I took pictures of the kids out there too. I felt kind of bad for them, because they thought the sitters would come tonight, but only Maria was available and we're nervous about one sitter putting all four kids to bed, especially when no one besides me and Ben has ever put Ollie to bed...at least not since she can remember! So anyway, I stayed home with them and wanted to let them have a little extra fun tonight. At one point, I came inside and noticed Jonas watching TV. I asked him why he hadn't come outside with us and he was like, "I had no idea everyone was outside!" Like, the door is 12 feet from where you're sitting and we've been coming in and out of it for 45 minutes. HUH? But anyway, that's pre-teens for you. Do I call him that now? 



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