Oh Those Summer Nights

While the temperatures were dangerously high last week, all of our outdoor play happened in the evenings. Remember last year, when the girls devised a plan to scare away the bugs? Little Sissy is still content to keep her distance from all winged creatures, but Big Sissy has developed a new obsession.

While Little Buddy was trying to catch the mist from the water hose...

and splash in the puddles created by a makeshift slip-'n-slide,

and while Little Sissy was squealing with delight when the water hit her...

and trying to catch the water with her tongue,

Big Sissy was trying to catch fireflies on the house

and fireflies on the trees

to put into her special jar.

It is definitely an obsession. She gives them sticks and leaves, and puts water in there for them to drink. When she thinks they might be getting hungry or bored, she lets them go and catches some more. Her friend Jacob from MOPS came over the other night and helped her catch about 30. I think she may be in love. ♫ Summer days driftin' away to uh-oh those summer nights. ♫