June happenings

A little June recap for ya.

We had our last week of school and then 2 weeks (3 for Scott because of red hen week) until summer camp started.  What to do???  It was pretty nice not having a schedule.  We took the opportunity to all get a nasty cold.  Brian and I had a wedding.  We played in the sprinklers.  We had play dates.  And then it was time for swim lessons and camp.

One day a bunch of mommies and munchkins from school met at a park.  We were there longer than expected and we had a blast.  It was warm, but cool in the shade.   Everyone packed plenty of snacks to share and swim gear for the kids because it turned out to be wading day.

There is a little creek that run through the park and end in a duck pond.  It is not reclaimed water and its always flowing, but it still gave me the heebee geebees a little.  And I'm not a germaphobe in the slightest.  In fact between all of us at school we are all pretty 'crunchy'.  So for all of us to keep reminding the kids not to put their faces in....well you know it was a little questionable. 

Owen was fully capable of hanging with the big kids:

Part of our mama camp:

Creek friends:

We had several beach days.  One special day we went with some friends.  When the kids have a friend its practically like having a babysitter.  We just sat and watched them for hours.  Heaven.

My sweet friend moved from the valley and is now right by my office.  One night I was working around 7ish and waiting for a patient.  I was checking instagram and saw a picture of her awesome looking dinner.  I joked that she should bring me some.  10 minutes later...dinner at my office.  She ended up being my last patient of the night so we got a good half hour of girl talk in too.  Best surprise!

Summer means slower mornings and chocolate chip smiley pancakes when they are requested.

Park play date.  Which brother is which?  Same size.

First day of summer camp.

We also hit the splash park recently.  

The water kept going off for long intervals, but we made the best of it and had a great time. 

A mom I was chatting with commented that Owen always looked like he was flexing when he walked around.  Yep that's him.  Baby beefcake.  

We are on a MAJOR Toy Story kick right now.  Buzz Lightyear everything.  Both boys have a talking Buzz.  They bring them everywhere.  Most annoying toy ever in the car.  Actually second to a harmonica (made that mistake once. never again.)

Auntie Al was in town visiting and we got to spend some time with her.  And celebrate her baby boy to be at her showers!

One of her last nights in town we got to just hang out at Rick and Lou's and enjoy family time.  We also got treated to glitter tattoos by Brittney. 

Hardcore right?

Scott getting his glitter dragon.

My guys after a long day of swimming.

A little ice cream in our jams:

Several generations of cousins

Can't believe we are already into July.  This summer seems to by flying by!

Volcanology

At the end of each school year there is a raffle basket fundraiser at our school.  Each class puts together a basket with a theme and then we raffle them off.  Our class happened to do a science basket...and we happened to win it! Major summer score.  There are so many fun things to do, we can't wait to explore them all.  A week or two ago we finally dug into it and I asked Scott what he wanted to do.  He knew immediately, he had remembered seeing the volcano kit when we were deciding where to put our raffle tickets, he had been chomping at the bit to get his volcano on.

We starting by mixing the plaster and pouring it into the mold.  Thankfully we only had to wait 20 minutes for it to harden because I don't know if Scott could have waited 21.  Then we set to work painting it.  Scott kept telling me how much he loved painting it.  I was delighted that he was so into this craft until he said, "I can't wait to explode it."  Well at least he liked art for a moment, but then end game of course was exploding it.  Boys.

The finished product came out beautifully, and then we waited for it to dry again.  Torture.

The volcano construction happened during a rare nap for Owen, but baby boy was up in time to get the party started with the eruption.

It was Owen's job to put in the scoop of baking soda each time.

And Scott's job to *slowly* dump the vinegar

The results did not disappoint. 

Another win for backyard science.

Mama's night out

The week we got done with school (I say we like its my school, but you know, in a lot of ways it is) was Red Hen week.  The parents come in either without kids or the kids play on the yard and other parent volunteers watch them, and we clean the heck out of our classroom.  I have heard people sort of dread it, but you know what, it was pretty fun.  First of all it was all my mama friends and no kids to interrupt our conversations....so I call it a win!  And you know what else, I love our school (duh! I can't shut up about it) and I was happy to invest in our classroom for next year!  So we Red Hen-ed it all week and decided a mama's night out was a great way to reward ourselves at the end of it.  

We ended up at Ladyface for dinner and drinks and lots of girl talk.

It was a blast!

And these women.  They are the best.  Some I know better than others, but I am so thankful for all of them.  They are all so intelligent.  Such good moms.  Have so much to offer and so much love to give.  They all make me better.

I am thankful we have already had summer play dates, and we get to see each other at preschool summer camp, and almost all of us will be in the same class next year (our sweet Tammy is leaving us because her son goes to kindergarden next year, and we are really screwed because she was the queen of teacher gifts and crafts, and also the best cook EVER, we have already solicited her to come back just to hang with us though).  

And I am especially thankful for a husband who said "go, have a great time, stay out late".  It was much needed and so much fun!  

Can't wait to do it again, ladies! Ya'll are THE BEST!

Brother love

I have been adding pictures to this post for a while now.  Just a little collection of these two boys being the sweet brother that they are (at least most of the time).

This is is probably the oldest, you can tell because Owen still looks pretty small compared to Scott.  Not as much these days.

Just a sweet moment in the car.  Heart melt.

Lego-ing

While baby isn't actually a sibling, he/she is still a presence in our lives.  Including the rare nap and bedtime.

Anytime the boys watch TV I can almost catch them doing this....and I love it.

Ok so its the same picture over and over, but its just too cute.

See what I mean:

Ok I swear my kids don't just watch TV all day.  I just can't help taking this picture over and over when they snuggle up like this.

Beach day

Making pancakes together:

Look cool in their sunnies:

Little popsicle break at whole foods.  Did you know whole foods has a kids club where they will give a free treat.  The kids get to choose from a bunch of coupons for something free and then "pay" for it with their coupon once they've found it in the store.  Pretty genius because it keeps my two occupied almost the whole shopping trip (until they have found their treat and then get amped to go pay and eat).  And I guarantee they aren't losing money on the deal.  Pretty sure my two free popsicles with my 80$ bag of groceries is more than fair for them.

We are full summer mode, sleeping in, swim lessons, park play dates and more.  Summer camp starts next week and we can't wait.  Hope to update on our comings and goings more soon!