Klyde Warren Park

Whew!  This summer is wearing us out!  We have been so busy with the move and me working so much, that I knew there was no way we'd finish the fun list if we didn't pack some stuff in on the weekend.  So, several Sundays ago, we headed to Klyde Warren Park with the Thomas's after church.  We ate at the food trucks and then let the kids explore.  Since it was BLAZING hot that day, we said yes when the kids asked to play in the fountains in their clothes.

 

They got SOAKED from head to toe...

My little wet puppies up on the tower.  You can barely see it, but the highway is right behind them.  SO cool!

James sat with Grey in the shade most of the time.  We finally had to tell the big kids we needed to leave because poor Grey was so red-faced and sweaty...

One last stop on the other side of the playground and then we got some snow cones to eat in the car on the drive home...

 

It was definitely a fun adventure, but I think next time, we'll go in the fall:)

 

 

Little Swimmers

We just finished 2 weeks of swim lessons with Ms. Patti.  This is our 4th summer with Ms. Patti, and I'm so proud of how far the kids have come!

We took with the Fawkes' kids again, so I was chatting with Molly most days and didn't get as many pictures as I should have:/

I got several videos, though.  Jumping in...

 

 

Backstroke...

 

Grey was a handful for sure.  He crawled all over that backyard.  Ms. Patti and I don't know how his little knees can stand it!  He's soooo close to walking...

Practicing her big arms...

The kids are more confident than they've ever been.  We went to the pool yesterday, and I was so proud of how they were both swimming all around!

Berries!!

Our summer fun has begun!

For the last several years, I've included berry picking on my list, but never get around to it until July when it's no longer berry picking season.  So this year, I was determined to go!  We met our sweet friends, the Blaylocks, at Ham Orchards for a day of fun!!

We headed into the main store to look around when we got there.  The kids were ready to berry pick (since I'd been talking it up for years!), so we grabbed some buckets and headed out...

Grey did a great job chillin in the stroller...

Sweet friends, Eden and Charlotte...

Hunter didn't have a friend his age, but was such a good sport about it...

I had a hard time getting a picture of Harrison and Grey.  Since Harry wasn't strapped in like his friend, he ran out of my picture...

Brothers!!

It was hot and the pathways were full of tall grass, so the mamas convinced the kiddos to go in after about 15 minutes (or probably less, but it felt longer!)...

We paid for our berries and headed over to the pavilion for some yummy lunch.  There were lots of issues with the drinks at lunch, so I ended up letting my kids drink root beer and sweet tea...which both tasted bad, so Hunter opted for water (once we finally got it working!).

After lunch, we went in the store for some peach and strawberry ice cream.  The cones were HUGE, so if you go and get one, make sure you ask for half the normal size.  Hunter didn't even finish his kids one and Grey and I didn't come close to finishing the regular size.

 

We all headed to the Blaylocks to play afterward since they live just down the road now.  Can't wait to go back again next summer!

Barber James

Grey kept getting mistaken for a girl, so we figured it was time to try another haircut.  The boys were going to see barber James anyway, so we thought we'd let him give it a shot this time.

 

Barber James gave Grey a sucker - his first one ever! - and that did the trick.  He definitely wasn't a fan of scissors coming at his head...

But as soon as he remembered that sucker, he was all smiles again!

Love this one!

I even got some video footage of the special day:)



Beach Boys

The day after school got out, Hunter went to the beach house with Nana and Zack.  He had so much fun and didn't want to come home a week later.  We sure missed him, though, and were so excited to have him back!

 

Nana picked him up first, and then they headed to Sachse to pick Zack up...

And then they were off...

Since the trip is soooo long, they took a little pit stop to stretch their legs...

Nana took them to lots of fun places and gave them lots of treats.  Hunter told her at one point to stop buying stuff for them because she was going to run out of money:)  Here they are having one of many meals out...

Of course they spent plenty of time at the beach...

They also went to the movies one day and the aquarium another...

Takin' a ride with Nana...

After a week of fun, they headed home.  And of course stopped at DQ for some ice cream on the way back...

Charlotte missed Hunter so much.  She asked when he was coming home almost every day.  This is the night he came back...

We were thrilled to see him and hug our sweet boy...

I love that he journaled some about the trip...

 

Nana said they all had lots of fun.  In a couple of years, I'm sure Grey will be excited to tag along with them.  Charlotte and Vanesa have their own trip coming up in July...hopefully they'll have as much fun as the boys did!