And That's A Wrap!

What a great summer! It definitely went by too fast. 

I usually spend a good amount of time planning activities, making goals and buying crafts before summer vacation hits. This year, I didn't do any of that and I think this has been one of the easiest summers so far! The kids just played with each other and came up with some great ways to spend their days. At the beginning of summer, the girls did nothing but play with Legos. I'm always amazed at the things they create and it's so much fun watching them build and play. Kyle found ways to play with them but after a few weeks of nothing but Legos, I would often hear him say, "Why do you guys ALWAYS play with Legos?" He was definitely ready to move on to something else. 

The highlight of the summer, as always, is swimming. We house sat and dog sat for friends who have pools, we went to swimming parties and we swam with friends at their houses. We definitely got a lot of swim time in. At the beginning of the summer, Makena got rid of her swim vest and started swimming almost immediately. Her swimming came a long way over the summer months. Kyle spent a little bit of time this summer in the water without a floatie and even with his head under water (thanks to the girls for letting him wear their goggles and for waving to him in the water!). He will definitely learn to swim next year. 

Here are some more highlights of our summer vacation

We met some of Makena's friends to paint pottery

Cow Appreciation Day

We celebrated the 4th of July with friends

Makena wanted to learn how to make coffee for me!

We got to meet some firefighters at Dairy Queen. Who knew firemen eat ice cream too?!

Lazy days

Getting Kyle ready for PreK in the Fall

Best friends playing at The Tubes

Enjoying a warm summer night with friends and water balloons

Karis was so excited to find the kid version of my devotional at the bookstore.  We did our devotionals together each night. 

Hanging out with these goofballs who don't know how to drink out of a water fountain. They were soaked and left a big puddle of water at the water fountain!

I'm definitely going to miss these days together. School starts tomorrow!