{"id":1790,"date":"2009-07-24T01:00:47","date_gmt":"2009-07-24T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barelycontrolledchaos.com\/wordpress\/?p=1790"},"modified":"2009-07-23T22:15:52","modified_gmt":"2009-07-24T05:15:52","slug":"now-we-can-officially-call-it-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/barelycontrolledchaos.com\/wordpress\/?p=1790","title":{"rendered":"Now we can officially call it summer."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The girls, Em&#8217;s friend Audrey, and I all headed to the beach yesterday and we had a great time. I was so thankful for the really big waves because the girls were a little afraid to venture too far into the surf. The waves forced them to stick close to the shore, which ultimately made my job of watching three little monkeys in the water, much easier!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">They did do a lot of tempting fate. Sitting on the edge of the water and waiting for the waves to come in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0162.jpg by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/3751568838\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3522\/3751568838_b8aac7aa74_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0162.jpg\" width=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It was great fun when they did roll in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0123.jpg by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/3751564758\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2597\/3751564758_295d495c63_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0123.jpg\" width=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And a couple waves even made them move to higher ground a few times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0145.jpg by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/3750775637\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3517\/3750775637_b777df69bf_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0145.jpg\" width=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And, today happens to be Audrey&#8217;s 6th birthday! So happy wishes to our sweet Audrey!<br \/>\nWe hope 6 is a terrific year for you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0193.jpg by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/3751574508\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3443\/3751574508_d0fd6062a9_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0193.jpg\" width=\"550\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Meanwhile, back on the towel&#8230;<br \/>\nI can&#8217;t decide which I love more in this picture her curly tendrils or her lovely eyelashes.<br \/>\nShe is delicious.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0115.jpg by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/3750770851\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2556\/3750770851_b30a6e6a17_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0115.jpg\" width=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And my one &#8220;artsy&#8221; photo of the day. She refused to let me get a sunhat shot, but I caught this one.<br \/>\nI love the angle, and her slight little peek of a smile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0260.jpg by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/3751576916\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3474\/3751576916_f9723e105d_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0260.jpg\" width=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We might have to head back to the beach this weekend.<br \/>\nI think our day reminded us that summer is fleeting, and we need to take advantage of it while we can.<br \/>\nHave a sunny, happy weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The girls, Em&#8217;s friend Audrey, and I all headed to the beach yesterday and we had a great time. 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