This has been a surprisingly good week for spending time outside. The weather has cooled off just a tad, and most of the morning is pleasant. D2 is needing a morning nap less often.

Best of all, our lives have been full of heavy equipment lately. Workmen have been tearing up and replacing the sidewalk near the park, so we've watched Bobcats, cement trucks, Caterpillars and lots of men in hardhats. One memorable morning, a real live train actually went by on the tracks that run through the park. All quite thrilling.