This first picture makes me so happy and may be one of my favorite pictures of Justin and I... even though the camera lens on my phone was extremely dirty! :) And any time pictures are being taken in our home, the younger two always want to jump right in :)
Summertime has been so good so far. We have found a really good balance of laziness and adventuring. Last year we found ourselves in the mountains, a lot. And as summertime approached this year, that was the first thing on our list. It's just as good as I remember! Take me to the pine trees, aspens, wildflowers, streams, and lakes - and I'm one happy mama.
I meant to write out our '2018 summer live list' on paper and we're already one month into summer with no paper hanging up on the fridge. We've managed, but I still want to put one up. Why does summer have to go so fast?!
We still have lots of fun planned, but for today we are home and relaxing. There is a lovely overcast sky so the kids are outside building a fort under the stairs. Our sweet neighbor brought over popcycles for the kids and wow were they excited! We had one fight this morning where four kids were leaving out one of their siblings. He cried, they felt bad, and now they are all playing together. Every summer for the past few years I keep thinking this is probably the last summer it will be like this, but somehow I keep lucking out!
We are planning on wearing red, white, and blue all week. Tonight Justin and the older boys are heading up to the mountains for a quick overnight backpacking trip. They'll be home in time for our city's parade, a bbq at Mandi and Jon's ♥♥♥, fireworks, and a review of The Declaration of Independence. This time of year is my favorite!!
(along with Easter, Memorial Day, Fall, Thanksgiving, Christmas) :)
I have lots to catch up on, but in the meantime we're going to keep on soaking up these summer days! ♥♥♥
