It seems like the summer is flying by at an alarming speed, doesn't it?! We have had such a blast so far...every day, every week has been jam packed with fun stuff!
Right now my parents are in Minnesota, visiting my family..and my mom called me today to tell me that I have been a very bad blogger, and that she showed everyone my blog but they were all disappointed at the lack of recent posts!
So, Grandma, Aunt Trish, Aunt Lisa? This post is for you guys. :) I thought I'd do a little summer in review...here's what we've been up to.
June: We celebrated both our boys birthdays in the first week of June...Jake is June 2nd, Joey is June 7th...Jake had his aforementioned Toy Story Party, here are some pics from the big day:
And Joey had his Ben10 Birthday Sleepover with his buddies..so fun! Here are some pics of that day:
Also new this summer, I decided to start homeschooling the kids...ONLY for the summer...I thought it would be a great way to prepare Jake for Kindergarten this fall, and to keep Joey on his toes, and Lily just loves all the "homework" she gets to do. :)
I've prepared lesson plans for each week of this summer, 9 weeks in total, and each week has its own theme. Our first week of home-school was all about "Sea Life" and we did many fun projects during the week. (We've done (Sea LIfe, U.S. History, Weather and Seasons, and this week we're doing Nutrition and Health) We took a culminating field trip to the Aquarium on that Friday, and had so much fun! We have Season's passes to the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, and we usually stick to the Zoo, so it was fun to explore all the Aquarium has to offer! Lily loved the Shark tanks, Joey loved the touch pools, and Jake loved pointing out the big ugly fish in the large underwater tank.
We have been spending almost every weekend this summer down at the lake, in our camping trailer having a blast...Jim works so much, twelve, thirteen hour days, but he's got Friday's off...so we've been taking full advantage and leaving Friday morning and staying til Sunday night! The kids love the playground, swimming in the lake, campfires, smores..everything. It's our little slice of heaven. <3
We of course, spent the Fourth of July down at the lake, and you would not believe the amazing fireworks display that went on! The kids were up watching, but at about 10pm, Lily said, "Momma? Can I go to bed now?" It was so cute...and Jake conked out in his camp chair at about 11, but Joey made it through to the end, at about midnight!
Here are some pics of the kids in their festive outfits: So sweet!
and then about two seconds later: LOL!
This is where we have spent the gorgeous 90 degree weather!
I'm also loving my little girl in sundresses. My fave!
And here's a recent pic from my phone:
Lily in her sunglasses. :)
So that's what we've been up to, what have you been up to?
XOXO
Em
