Showing posts with label summer vacation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer vacation. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Climbing the walls!

Summer has been super busy around here!

So busy, I haven't even had time to blog. (Yes, I am using that as an excuse!)

We just returned home for a mere 56 hours or so before heading out again and my kids are already climbing the walls counters!

Friday, June 28, 2013

Beach!

Those who know me IRL should know by now that the beach is my absolute favorite place on earth.
 
One day I will live at the beach and never leave!
 
Until then...we just visit as often as we can.
 
A few weeks ago, we started off summer right with a trip to Cape San Blas, FL.
 
Great friends, empty beach, lots of fun in the sun...
 
What more could I need!?
 
Ready for fun on our first day!

 
Pictures of three of my favorite people

 
Matching hats!

 
Beautiful sunrises over the bay

 
Morning runs on the beach with dolphins

 
Making an octopus sandcastle

 
And  then a crab sandcastle

 
Catching crabs for real

 
The littlest one wanted to make a turtle with his dad

 
And what is a childhood trip to the beach without the experience of being buried in the sand?
 

Friday, May 31, 2013

And it's FINALLY here...

SUMMER VACATION that is!!

The last few weeks have been pretty crazy around here.

Aside from beginning my own summer semester

We had a preschool party for this guy

It was hard to say goodbye to Mr. Mark and Ms. Erin. Thank goodness we see them at church every Sunday!
 
 A kindergarten graduation for this princess
 
Melody with her adorable bestie, Morgan
 
And an end of the year party for the almost-9-year-old dude
 
Please make sure to notice and judge me for the too short shirt and missing belt. Whatever. I'm making those school clothes fit.  And as for the belt, well, it was lost somtime in mid-March and I have a one belt per year rule.  Doesn't everybody?
 
And field day where Jack and Melody participated in the carinval acitivies and field competitions while Charlie and I ran the sno-cone station.

Ok, I ran the sno-cone station. Charlie just ate the sno-cones and sweet talked his way into line jumping on the inflatable slide. Really, though, does that come as a surprise to anybody?
Yeah, that's a lot.

A lot of FUN!
 
And now we've made our summer lists

 
and already kicked off summer with our annual pizza pool party.  This year, I've got THREE totally independent very-enthusiastic-and-brave-but-one-not-yet-independent swimmers.

My last little fish is almost there.
 

What you didn't see was him loosing his grip on the kickboard, trying desperately to get back on and starting to panic which prompted me to take a flying leap into the pool to pull him back out.

Right at that moment, one of my girlfriends, missing Charlie's mishap but seeing my swimming skills, walked up and said, "Wow, Em, I had no idea you were so eager to start swimming!"
 
Hey, might as well kick off summer with a little excitement!