It's that time of year again.....

Can you believe it? I have a 2nd grader and a 5th grader. Crazy!

I figured I'd better take some photos of this special day.

Aren't they so handsome?
They're not only handsome....

They're also a bit goofy....

And I LOVE them for it!

our summer

Well, I'm a little behind. So, here's our whole summer in one post.

Are you ready for a load of photos?

Genevieve practiced skateboarding.

Wayne played lots of softball.
We went hiking.

With friends.

Apparently, the kids didn't want to take a photo......

Except for my always photo ready Hayd.

We spent time swimming with cousins.

And shot off fireworks down by the river.

Got creative with sparklers.

Took a trip to California. We stopped off at the temple.

Where we took time to enjoy the view.

And smell the flowers.

We tried to pose for a photo or two.....

but chose to play air guitars instead.

We enjoyed popsicles

And spending time with the Great Grandparents.

We played lots of baseball through out the entire summer.

And many other outdoor games.

We loved hanging out with cousins!

As well as eating some of the most amazing BBQ cooked by my brothers.

We took a not so very relaxing pedal boat ride.

We took some time to kiss a frog.

and kill it....oops.

poor frog

We made sure to fit in more swimming.

And a little show off time.

Here's a close up of the kids. They're in awe.

Unfortunately, there were a few belly flops.

But not too many.

Our girl learned to swim.

We took our first trip out to the lake.

And wondered why we haven't been out there before.

It was beautiful!

Last but not least, we created our own bubble...

In our jammies. It was quite exciting.

The end.

I'm so happy!

I love my garden!

It makes me so happy to be able to go out back and pick out fresh fruit and veggies for our meals. Today we decided to pick half of our carrots and beets.

Aren't they beautiful?

We also picked some Anaheim peppers, bell peppers and tomatoes for our turkey chili that's in the crock pot as we speak. My house smells AMAZING!

Last week Tyler and I made kosher dill pickles. We have to wait until Saturday to open them and it's practically killing us.

And today I made my first batch of pickled beets. They are so tasty!

Things from our garden don't always have a happy ending.

We picked our first watermelon.

We were SO excited to eat it!

Apparently it wasn't quite ready to be harvested.....

We're still learning!