Sizzlin' Summer

This summer is absolutely flying by! How we are already at the end of July is beyond me. We have loved our relaxed schedule.  It lets us have plenty of time for things like the park!

We went to the park the other day and it was lovely.  Brother loaded up his new bike and rode 17 laps around the park. That's a long way!  Lila Lou had me take this picture of her and send it to her daddy.  She wanted to make sure he noticed her new style - "cute shirt and high bun, just like mommy."  Love it!

It was Cami's first time in a park swing. She wasn't too sure about the whole thing, but humored us for a few minutes.

Lila, of course, loved pushing her in the swing.  Cameron was planning her escape the whole time.

The kids loved the day I let them build badger tunnels in our living room.  They worked so hard on these and then played inside them for about 4 minutes! 

While Daddy was in Vegas, the girls had nap time in our bed.  They are angels while they're sleeping, aren't they?

We've also had good times in the pool. Cameron really enjoys the water, especially the hot tub!

We had a friend swim day with Taylor, Kelly, April, Lindsey, Hayley and all of their kids. There were 13 kids and at least half of them were in the hot tub with us most of the time!

We FINALLY sold our house last week, too! Hooray!!  After 4 years, 2 tenants, 236 emails, a new A/C, new hardwood floors and new carpet we were victorious. Hallelujah.  This is a huge monkey off our back.  To celebrate, we took the kids to Pappadeaux.  Jackson even dressed up for the occasion in a dress shirt, dress slacks and a tie!  HA!  Like he said, "this is a really big day."

Summer is also the perfect time to host a concert series at our house.  Nothing says "rock on" quite like a pink tutu, black leather boots, an afro wig, furry boots and an outfit that's two sizes too small.  These rock stars were on fire!

After Slash left the room, Pharrell returned in his place.  These kids sang "Happy" and clapped along.

And finally, Cameron has started sitting up so well!  She loves being able to play with toys and this makes it much easier. These two could not have been happier while big brother was at Art Camp this morning.  We are all awaiting his masterpiece when we pick him up today.

We've got one more month of summer left and you can bet we're going to make the most of it!