Sunday, June 14, 2015

Summer Fun

The end of the school year and beginning of the summer is always so fun and busy.  It feels like there is ample time to soak in every minute, relax together, have fun together, and feel grateful for sunshine and warm weather.  We had great weather for a week and tried to spend lots of time outside.  Of course, the days these pictures were taken it was so hot and humid that we were dripping and sticky instantly and didn't last long outside.  But that is why we have the pool on the deck.  It's super classy.  It's a good thing the neighbors on either side of us do the same thing or I might feel embarrassed.  Not that embarrassment has ever kept me from doing something before...and it certainly wouldn't stop me from preventing the ScreamFest/Monkey-in-the-Middle game happening in the video below.

Abby was so excited for her field trip to Green Springs Garden!  Her clothes were laid out the day before, hair planned, lunch packed, sunscreen at the ready, and 2 water bottles set to go.  My Abby is a planner. :)

Lydia can pose anytime, anywhere.

Sam was smart.  He found the shade when he needed to rest.

Andrew loves his watermelon.  And any other food he can get his hands on.


Creek Walk

One of our favorite warm weather activities is to walk on the Cross County Trail just outside of our neighborhood and find places to throw rocks and sticks, take a long stroll, get muddy, and build dams.  We went yesterday before it got too hot and we had to tear the kids away.  It was a lot of fun and a great distraction from the chores in store for us that afternoon and a nice change of rhythm for a teething, cranky baby.