More Summer Stuff

We have been taking it pretty easy

around here.  In summers past we

have made a huge bucket list

for the summer and worked hard

trying to mark everything off.

Last summer was no different.

Only we didn't get around to

marking too much off the list.

And in my opinion ~ it was our

best summer ever!  Quality time

at home doing a few creative

projects with an occasional

adventurous outing.

 

One of our projects were these

art journals.  The boys love

doing these!  We do a different

topic whenever we work on them.



 

And swimming...

Lots and Lots of swimming!



And playing with the gopro in the pool.

Little boys (and big boys)

LOVE doing this!

Cody and I have this thing that

we always do...

we wait until the brothers are busy

doing something and then we sneak

our suits on and sneak out to swim.

I don't know why we started doing

it, but it drives the other boys crazy

when they finally find us.

So of course we keep doing it.

Ry wakes me up

Every!Single!Morning!

There is no sleeping in with him.

We picked the first few things

from our garden.

Radishes!

They probably could have went a little

bit longer but I needed the garden space

for my over growing tomato plants!

The boys took the littles on a walk

today.  A long and very hot walk.

When my princess came back

I thought she might be dying!

It took her awhile to recover.

 

Our first tomato and pepper!

So yummy!

And the fighting has already begun

on who gets to help me pick

all of our garden goodies.

I bought a bunch of glow sticks

and we went for a glo stick swim

the other night.  It was a lot of fun.

We will be doing this again!

Happy Lucky Number 57

My dad celebrated his 57th birthday

this week.  We had him over

for some fried chicken and cake

to help him celebrate.  The grandkids

even helped make him a sign.

 

I love how it turned out!

His grandkids are his whole world!

So I knew he would love it.

 

I made the peanut butter cake

from scratch.  It was yummy

but didn't turn out anything like

the picture on pinterest.

Oh well ~ it didn't stop everyone

from scarfing it down.

Garden Update ~ 6 weeks

6 week garden update!

 

We added a few tomato cages.

I think these plants are growing bigger

mine did last year.  I am hoping they

will not be too crowded in there.

 

 

Look at these radishes!

I started these from seed and I can't

believe how quick these

things have grown.

 





My tomatillo plant looks

amazing!  

I have these two sprouts

and I am not real sure what

they are.  I know it's either cabbage

or lettuce.  I guess time will tell.

 



My marigolds from my seeds

that I saved last year are doing

great too.

 



Our first pepper.

The tag with this plant says

it should be a red bell pepper.

I don't think so.

I think some little boy mixed up the

tags when we planted them.

 



 

 

 

I went in and planted even

more carrot seeds in any spare

space I could find.

They are all stating to grow in now.

The carrots were probably my

favorite thing from our garden

last year.  I want lots!

 



Summer!

#BecauseIt'sSummer!

 

Hours Spent Swimming

 

Ice Cold Watermelon

on the Trampoline

 

Sun tea!

(My Favorite)

LATE Nights at the Drive In

Outside Craziness

Surprises from My Sweet Cody

(Lunch and a Movie in Bed)

Afternoon Naps

Just Because

Mornings Spent Outside

Hanging Out With The Pups

Random

We could spend all of our time

on the porch!

 

 

 

Garden is ready for

tomato cages!

KC performed an arching demo

for the last scout meeting.

He helped most of the boys

earn their Electricity merit badge.

They loved it.  A group of boys

watching things burn and catch on

fire.  Of course they loved it!

 

I love this poem!

Love Love Love

I knew I had to make a sign

of it for our house.

 

Oh these cute cuties!

I miss them so much

I think a trip to Austin needs

to be made sooner rather

than later!

She loves all the

Minnie Mouses!

Part 2 - Memorial Day Weekend

Some weekend riding

at Lake Mackenzie.

Sunday was finally a day

filled with warm weather

and sunshine!

Kade and Ry didn't want to

come this time so Cody brought

a friend.

 

It was a little muddy.

Just a little.

We had to pull the wench

out more than once.

Once we got going up top it

was good riding.

 

 

 

We finally found the little

watering hole waterfall Brent was

dying to jump into.  The boys loved

it!  A little cold but very refreshing.

It was about a ten foot jump and

then the water was about seven

feet deep.  I don't know how many

times they jumped.  It could have

lasted hours!

Cody did great.

I was so nervous for him.

 

 

Such a beautiful day.

Rylee snuck around the block and

stole ~ I mean picked a different

flower from all the gardens around

here.  I couldn't believe he did that.

 I secretly loved it!

I spy a Ladybug!

Putting up the pool!

Hard work = devastation

for Rylee!

 

I thought I was going to get

away with sitting back and sipping

my water.  That didn't last long though.

I can't wait for all the warm

summer days and cookouts

and hanging out!

We are so ready for summer!