summer freckles

If I haven't quite said it enough, I love

Summertime~Summertime~Summertime!

(Utah winters are sooooo L O N G so every day I have to remember...)

~ So cheers to the simple joys of summer

~wrestling with dad all night (where is Jake and Ry's head?)

~watching summer movies on the tramp

~ jumping in the warm air till dusk

~cousins dropping by to say hi-

~hanging out with no cares in the world

(love that we quit 2 comp soccer teams for the summer)
~Mace watching the crew from his comfy summer bed

(see his blonde hair..where did he get blonde hair??)

~happy days, oh yeah-

~ Mace staying in jammies alll day. (oops I'm a bad mom!)

~Playing outside in the warm summer sun..

~ summer freckles appear one by one...cute lil' nose!

~lovin summer!

(and it's half way over..... but we won't think about that!)

summer life

Schools out!

There is lots going on......

Here is a pic of the last day of school.

The cousin's met and walked to school together.

Can't tell they are T H R I L L E D huh?!

Field day's done.....

thank goodness..till next year!

To survive 5 hours of hot sun field day, I brought my

big diet coke, flip flops and bug sunglasses...

(do you think my glassses are too b i g?)

I do!

I did Jaker's class in the morning and the twin's in the afternoon.

Sweet mom moment:

(Jake's in the middle with the brown shirt and white shorts)
Jake won tug of war and the boys C E L E B R A T E D around him....

The entire 1st grade chanting Jake's name L O U D L Y.

"Jake Jake Jake."

When they won,

you think he won the lottery they were all so H A P P Y....

Jake got clobbered and fell to the ground with 200 boys on top!

cute moment.

So that night, we needed a break from the kiddos. Ry and I went with Misty and Bri to the Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband concert.

Loved being outside in the open summer air, enjoying the music.

Misty and I with my bug glasses.

The song playing on my blog is Ryan Shupe, Dream Big.

I think that is the only song we liked.

Misty and Bri dancing in front of the whole crowd.

sweet really-

Ry and I snuck a pic...it was F U N N Y!

Then on Saturday night after we layed our 11 pallets of grass,(still sore)

Cindee came into town- (RY's sis)
Cindee-Lou

we love you!

~my kids love her.

~she adores my kids and they love her back.

~ she has never missed a birthday or a holiday.

~a gift in the mail every time.

~it means a lot to Ry and I that she cares so much for our kids.

They played games, jumped on the tramp,

went on walks, made ice cream sundaes, sat on the porch

and ended the night with a movie!

she's the greatest aunt~

oh and the boys danced and danced with Cindee.

Thanks for coming girl-

We love you!!

and

my last thought.......

Why can't I sew?

Why can't I make a pillowcase or a quilt? (ok well sort-of)

But what happened to the good ole' days when

our momma's sewed all of our clothes~

beautiful little summer dresses and simple flowing tops?....
(I have pics of all the cutest dresses my grandma made my mom...)

Grandma Penny (my momma and her sister Janet)

sewed this dress for Ashlyn.

It's beautiful!

Ash still loves pink and the dress fits her perfectly.

It amazes me really.

sewing.

wish I could do it.

Thanks Grandma Penny. L O V E IT.

20 more days and counting d o w n-yes!

Hope your all having a great summer too!