Besides the vacation that I already blogged about, we've had a few more adventures, most of which involved playing in water, very appropriate for this time of year.
We took a family trip to the Bicentennial Mall, built in 1996 in celebration of Tennessee's 200th birthday. It is an outdoor park (not a shopping mall), where you can walk around and learn all about the State of Tennessee.
It also has an area where there are fountains symbolizing the major rivers in the state, which children can play in. Cooper had a blast!
We went back a couple of weeks later with my friend Laurie, and once again, Cooper enjoyed himself immensely. It is right next door to the Farmer's Market, so we went there too and got a few goodies that I don't have in my garden.
A few days later we went to another water park, near the Titans' stadium, with one of my friends from MOPS and her two boys, one of which is Cooper's age. He loved that one too.
My garden is doing very well. We have had an unusual amount of rain this summer, which has been great for it, and we have gotten all kinds of things from it: green beans, cucumbers (I made pickles with some of them), tomatoes (Cooper pops cherry tomatoes like candy), herbs, peppers, and now squash, which I have been trying to prepare in creative ways so my family will eat it.
We tried to potty train Cooper after our trip, but that didn't go so well, so we decided to just put it on hold for a couple of months and then try again. People tell us it's easier if you wait until he's three or so.
Nothing yet on the job front for Don, though he's been doing some temporary, part-time work. It's been kind of nice having him around more, though, so we're enjoying that while we can.
All in all, we're loving the carefree days of summer and making the most of them.
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