Summer Week One

 

 Ahhhh summer is finally here ... we've had some ups and downs this week ... it's definitely been an adjustment for us all to be home together every day again. I think we're finally getting into a groove now that we've established some basic rules. My husband came home one day to find me in tears because my kids had been fighting/arguing so much and driving me crazy. I did not want to spend our summer like this! So he talked with them and we all worked some things out and so far it's been smoother since then. So now that I've been honest and you know that life isn't all shiny and happy here are some pictures from the past week or so ... ;)

 

 

 

 

The girls have begun frog hunting again - this was their first catch - they made him a cool

habitat and kept him for a couple hours before releasing him again.

 

 

For Father's day we went out to dinner at one of my favorite places - yummy, yummy Mexican food!

The day before school got out I had a minor outpatient surgery - I pretty much camped out in front of the TV with Netflix movies for the day ... kinda rare for this busy Mama to just lay around all day!

 

My daughter wrote the sweetest card for her teacher!

 

As soon as school was out we were in full summer gear - hangin' by the pool, eating

watermelon and drinkin' iced tea ... yes, summer has officially arrived!

 

And personally I have been enjoying my quiet times every day out on the patio ...

so nice to take my time and not rush ...

 

Our countdown was completely filled now that school was out! Time to change the chalkboard wall!

 

We celebrated school being out with yummy treats at Rita's!

 

While the girls were swimming I started working on our Summer Fun List!

I'll share it with you in my next post!

 

Yum Yum Yum

 

Blueberry faces and wet pool hair - love it!

 

My toe nails match the pool water!

 

Friday night we enjoyed a concert in the park - so fun and relaxing,

this is the kind of stuff I love about summer!

 

Saturday night we watched Hope play her last soccer game of the season. So proud of her!

 

 

 

 

A sure sign of summer - colorful, wet towels hanging on the fence.

 

Sunday we had family visiting and I made an angel food cake, oh so yummy!

 

With fruit salad and cool whip of course!

 

Joy wore matching dresses with her American Girl Doll to church on Sunday.

 

Oh Gracie, that does not look like a comfortable pillow for your head!

 

When Bob got out of work the other night we headed to the beach for a couple hours.

Such a nice time of night to enjoy the beach after all the crowds had gone home.

 

 

We went to SIX FLAGS with our friends! It was BLAZING hot so the kids

enjoyed the waterpark for most of the day ...

 

And we even let them choose where to have dinner on the way home ...

 

We had our first friend day - swimming, lunch and friends - yay!

 

And we went to the car races one night ... only saw a bit before getting

rained out but it was fun and we'll be going back again.

 

How is your summer going so far?