Counting My Blessings: Summer Recap 1

How do you fit a whole summer into a couple paragraphs? First of all, this was a hectic summer, but it was also Ava's last summer before school. So.. my goal was to be a "yes mom" this summer and create a lot of memories for these kids. That is definitely easier said than done.

We made several trips to the lake with family and friends, swam a lot, made picnic lunches when it wasn't 110 degrees outside, and just had a lot of family time.

Here are a couple snapshots of our summer--

My little man

Sam participated in TOTS (a little basketball program) all year and had a little performance for the parents. He was beyond excited about this trophy and still tells everyone it is real gold. Miss priss Ava HAD to wear her cheerleader outfit to cheer him on since she had been deprived of this opportunity at every other event.

Ava had her 2nd dance recital. I was the backstage mom this time - and let me say that is a very eye-opening experience! These girls worked hard made us all so proud. In our first dance we were world travelers, each representing a country.

Next we were Little Bo Peep.

It has been fun (and a little wild) watching this boy grow this summer. We call him "Jack attack" because he does not slow down..ever. I wanted some baby time - you know rocking and snuggling. This boy has a different idea. He was crawling at 5 months and has no time to

sit still for this tired mama.

I couldn't help it. As I was going through my pictures I stumbled upon this little number. A lot of times I find some random pictures on my camera, but this one really cracked me up. (And I know that Ava lifted her skirt for this - she is just that kind of girl).