Summer full of cousins

This summer I had the privilege of watching Maddy and Ella most Mondays. Although this kept me quite busy, I cherished these days. My camera didn't come out all that often, but I wanted to include a few photos of our time together to honor that time. The girls were both so good with Charlie and Gabriel. Maddy packed Gabe around quite a bit of the time. They were buddies. Charlie and Ella had lots of fun running, playing and having fun. Although Charlie is certainly a boy and enjoys the rougher side of life, the girls adjusted. The first picture is from an outing to a local park. If you look closely, you can see Ella in one of her favorite places - the monkey bars. The seats Maddy and Charlie are on spin automatically when you sit on them. Pretty neat. 

 This was one of the funnier pictures I took of these three. We had just finished Story Time at the Burien Library and were getting a treat at Starbucks. I caught them all with interesting expressions.

 Madeline and Ella tied Gabriel on to Charlie's car. They pushed him back and forth between the two of them. He loved it! Each push had a more elaborate set-up. First the blanket, then a pillow behind his back and finally a decorated steering wheel.

 One Monday we met our friends Dana, Emmett and Dwight at a Children's Museum. Here the three cousins are looking at different objects of light.