S-U-M-M-E-R.....I just love it!

I love summer! Here are just a few reasons why:
Slip-and-Slides are so fun. Yes, I have put on my swimming suit and joined in the fun. Yes, my yard is fenced, so NO you can't see me!! Ha ha ha!

What is better than summer mornings? Watching TV in your jammies 'til Mom says, "That's enough. It's noon. Time to get dressed....." (Ok, I am exaggerating. It is more like 10am. Besides letting them watch too much TV or Wii, I am making my kids read to me each day and they are mad about it. Ha ha ha!)

Not sure what this picture of my Audrey Anne has to do with summer, but it was so cute, I had to add it to the post! She is seriously the most happy baby ever. She brings us so much joy.....and interrupted sleep. No, she is still not sleeping through the night! Oh well. It's ok.

Summer means wearing a different dress every 10 minutes.....well, at least to Addie it does. We also started feeding little Ree Ree cereal this summer. Here, Addie is feeding her. She HAD to put her apron on to do it. Good idea, Little Boo.

Summer means SWIM LESSONS from one dang awesome teacher! She teaches in a neighborhood pool and I LOVED it! We would walk to their lessons each day! They loved, loved, loved it. I hope she never stops teaching.....

Garage sales! The kids got these chairs from a garage sale and also the awesome "fancy glasses" Addie is holding. Sasha LOVES glasses like this and squealed when she found some for .25 each. They came right home, set up their chairs, filled their glasses with lemonade and had a little party. Oh, and YES I did wash them real good before they drank out of them.

Parades! Addie looks like she is trick-or-treating. We sit by the start of the parade each year and so they throw tons of candy. They surely run out FAST, so I feel bad for those poor saps sitting at the end of the parade. Yay for Founders Day!

Every night, the kids and I put out a blanket and lay on the front lawn. We eat an ice cream cone, usually, and just watch the cars drive by. We talk about whatever is on our minds and look at the clouds. I love doing things like this with them. I love going to get a Slurpee from 7-Eleven. That to me is summer!! I love the smell of sunscreen. I love going to the pool. I am loving watching my garden grow. I am loving eating lots of fresh veggies.....oh and ice cream cones. I am loving my summer break as much as they are. I have been reading a ton, just for fun and am feeling rejuvinated, ready for what lies ahead of me in a month or so. Until then I am just enjoying all that summer brings. Ahhhhh, I love this.