Week 36 Theme ~ Thirst for Knowledge
The kids started school this past Thursday. Although the temperatures make it feel like it should still be summer vacation, it really was time for the kids to go back to school. There were too many “I’m bored” statements and too many endless conversations filled with question upon question. Both kids were ready to go back to school and quench their thirst for knowledge.
The Sullivan cousins were all together for one final summer weekend at the cabin last week. We missed out on taking a group photo on the dock last year, so Karen made sure we got one in this year. It’s never an easy task to keep your balance while standing up in a boat and taking a picture of six kids. The sun was bothering my blue-eyed children so we had to wait for a cloud to pass before they could keep their eyes open. Sebastian wants everyone to wear sunglasses in next year’s photo. Getting everyone to look at the camera and smile at the same time is also a quite a task.
Here’s what we got…
We did get this “cousins” picture last year at Sean and Melissa’s house while the kids (minus Max) were enjoying the warm weather with a homemade slip-n-slide. This is one of my all-time favorites.
And here’s the dock photo from two years ago. Looks like they have grown a bit!
While Mike was out dropping Sebastian off at a friend’s house tonight, Sophia was hanging out in the living room near the front window. I was busy looking through the mail when I heard Sophia say, “Mom, I think I just saw a bear walk behind the neighbor’s car”. I was quite skeptical since I haven’t seen a bear in this neighborhood in more than 10 years. Plus, Sophia isn’t always the best eye-witness. I brushed it off and said that it was probably just a black lab or some other dog. She was insistent that I come and take a look. I didn’t see anything at first, then saw a big, fat black bear lumbering towards our neighbor’s open garage. After the initial surprise wore off, I realized that I should probably call our neighbor to alert them of the huge bear now hanging out in their garage. By the time I grabbed the phone and tracked down their number, the bear had made its way out. I saw the garage door close immediately following the bear’s departure so was confident that they had seen their unwelcome guest. The bear was now sauntering down the sidewalk, Daphne was barking, Sophia was near tears and I was trying to get my camera bag from the closet. I did pause to reassure Sophia that it was okay and that the bear was probably just out for a walk. I was losing my opportunity to have proof to show Mike that we really did have a bear walk in front of our house. I had to switch lenses from my 50mm to my zoom lens, but forgot to change my camera settings during the chaos. The photos aren’t my best work, but Sophia and I had proof of our new neighbor. Here are the pictures I took before the bear made its way to the other side of the house next door to ours.
M. Sullivan Photography 