Summer favorites.

This week's p.52 theme is summer favorites. Here are some highlights of our summer:

Staying cool in the Apple Store fountain.

Trotting along the Evanston lakefront path.

My two favorite people!                      

Climbing.

Daddy and his boy at the zoo.

First time at the ocean.

Sprinkler time.

Enjoying the kiddie merry go round.

Family fun at the pool.

And the summer's not over yet!

White Sox! Take me out to the ballgame.

Baseball! Sure says a good ol' summer night to me! 

Does this work for "dog days of summer"? That's this week's p.52 photo challenge. I can't believe it's already week 31, and I'm happy to say that I've participated every week. Granted, not all of my photos are great fits with the themes, but still, I'm still in it! 

Go White Sox!!

U.S. Cellular Field 

Sunny Days.

This week's p.52 photo challenge theme is sunshine.  Ok, I can do that....easier than "movie time or kaboom".   Here are three pictures depicting (sounds redundant?) the theme.

All taken at the Evanston Beach. I like them all for different reasons.

Photo 1: Sailboat on the water.

I love how sailboats, especially their striking white sails, look against the beautiful turquoise water, and the light blue sky.  I also really love the colorful stripes on this sail.

Photo 2: Sunshine. Literally.

You can actually see the rays coming out from the sun, like how you'd draw the sun when you were a child! Very neat.

Photo 3: Trotting along the beach walking path.

I love how Buddy is running exactly on the dotted line. It looks like he's been running a long way, and it's just so cute! I like the perspective as well.  And it makes me think either, Run Lola Run or Run Forest Run.  And looking at the pic further, I love his little shadow.

P.52 photo challenge: week 26.

School's Out - this week's theme.

So, Buddy is too young for school and subsequently, for school to be out, but school being out sure signifies summer (cue music....school's out, for summer...).  Even though it's been hot, hot, hot (cue music again) in the midwest for quite some time now.  And hot, hot, hot means water, water, water.

The little guy is absolutely in love with water and this last weekend, we enjoyed time in every type of water there --- water tables, sprinklers and even the fountain near the local Apple store.

Here are some pics of the happy little guy enjoying some sprinkler time!  Time to play!