The nights have been really nice around here and Jared has been coming home from work around 4 so we've had time to play after dinner. Recently we all walked down to the golf course and ran into friends who were also enjoying the evening and playing ball. Einar and his friend Trevor both were having fun just being flat on the grass. Both of them also run away from the ball when it is thrown their way. Both are also almost 3 1/2.
This is a new sporty look for Jared. The guys at work have already suggested a new nickname for Soren. They think that "Joey" would be a good once since he spends so much time in his pouch.
Though it was three days in the works, we finally accomplished the bicycle ride that I've been promising Einar and we had a marvelous time. The bike and trailer were already in the car this morning when we woke up since we had tried to take this bike ride on Saturday afternoon but had trouble with my tires. So after buying new tubes on Sunday after church and getting a lesson in tube replacement from Jared before going to bed, everything was ready to go for our adventure this morning. We had breakfast at a little cafe not too far from us that the neighbors had recommended (Einar had pancakes) and headed to Dana Point to unload the bike and trailer and start our outing.The trail runs along the trickle of a drying river bed that attracts all sorts of birds. It was clear and warm, but we had enough sunscreen on to keep from getting burned and Soren was all covered up as well. I'm not sure how far it goes, but we rode it into San Juan Capistrano to a park that is only accessible by the trail so we hadn't been there before. At the park, Einar took a break from trailer squish and ran around and did lots of climbing up slides. He wants to go on another long bike ride tomorrow.
For Father's Day we took a picnic dinner to Sunset park and Jared was teaching Einar how to rock climb--definitely terrified the kid, I wish I'd been able to get the angle that captured his expression. Jared, however was thrilled.
This is the angle that I see Soren most of the time. This photo actually captures him sucking his thumb and not his entire fist!
Einar and his friend Nathan that we don't get to see often had lunch together on Friday. Though we don't see much of him, it seems that Einar and Nathan have a lot in common. They both like pink and princesses (Nathan had his mom buy him a pair of pink Dora flip-flops last week), neither of them like the show Super Why anymore because the Hansel and Gretal episode scared them, and they really have fun together.
