The annual Summer fort made it's appearance...
Making cookies with Emma's fun friend, Jaida...
Emma and Jaida cracking me up with the activity they chose to do..
Our Summer Bucket List- we wrote down a number of things we'd like to do during the summer on little circled cards - we did almost everything on our list! I don't have the list anymore, or I would write it out here... But I like to make summer idea lists with the kids - it's fun to sit down and brainstorm activities to try to make happen in the next couple of months!
I had a cute Summer Reading program we started up in June - it didn't last long! That was the story of the summer though, any attempt at organizing the summer, didn't work out well - except for our summer bucket list! haha
Ice cream!
We went out with our friends to celebrate a birthday, and we all got to party as a result of it - Great Skate is fun for the older kids, but the littles had to settle with arcade games - without tokens - haha. We found they were thrilled if we gave them pennies though - they would put them in and think the games were working - hahaha!
The last playdate with our favorite friends, and neighbors, the Wards, before they moved. These kids truly love being with each other - it's not often you find friends with siblings all the same age and everyone has a buddy- even the mom's... Maybe they will decide to move back?! Please Lynndsey?!!
Movie night with the kids- I accidentally got tickets for the 3D- I was annoyed, but the kids loved it!
Emma took a summer art class from a friend in the ward we used to live in. She had an awesome time and the kids were all inspired to paint many of our summer afternoons...
Why does Jake's paintings always end up like this?!
On our way to a summer playdate with our friends who moved away - they still get super excited to see their friends even with the hour drive ahead of them...
The aftermath of Midsummer Night Eve at Grandma Dangerfield's house...
Water park day with friends!
I love this spunky Claire...
Singing her favorite Frozen song...
Making the best of our van being stuck in the shop- eating an impromptu breakfast at the McDonalds next door...
Funny seeing the girls playing on the stairs. As a grandma I'm sort of thinking: don't fall, don't fall.
ReplyDeleteEmma is artistic. Are her paintings free hand? Those are worth saving in a box somewhere.
Claire isn't a baby anymore. Where does the time go? She's so cute.
Glad all the kids enjoyed being out of school.