July and August highlights

I am writing this late, so I will do the best I can to list the highlights.  July and August were kind of a blur for me, but we did have some fun!

Alice
Swimming at Grandma's and Aunt Esther's
Sunshine
Evening bike rides
Parade
Fireworks at Silverwood
Triple Play!

Alice

We had to say goodbye to our sweet exchange student, Alice, last Friday.  She was here with us for 2 weeks.  She is a city girl, so I am not so sure she was completely impressed by our location.  Also, not so sure she was impressed with our chaotic family.  She was so sweet and polite, though.  We love Alice!

We took Alice to the lake, to the amusement park where she made herself sick on a circular ride, and to a couple of picnics and a baseball game.  She also went shopping with her travel group.

So thankful to have met Alice!

June 22, 23

June 22

Grandma
Elsie
McD's
Water balloons
Slip-n-slide
Mosquito bites all over despite using the spray

June 23

More water baloons
School lunch
Playground
Bikes
Movie
PBS kids
More mosquito bites all over
Itching
Benedryl

Summer

This is my first post in an attempt to write about our summer.

Thursday was boys night since Allee was with my mom and Abri was at work.  We got a movie, candy and pop.  It was fun.

Friday was girls night since Colton was with my mom and Bradyn went to the movie with dad.  We made birthday cake milkshakes and watched a movie.  It was fun as well.

Saturday....I can't remember.  It was a regular home, work sort of day.  Abri and I did go for a drive and buy her a new swimsuit for camp.

Father's Day we drove up to take a tour of a dam.  We had been before, but last time there wasn't much water at all.  This time, it was everywhere.  Tim went out on the "splash deck" and got soaked.  It was pretty fun, though, against my better judgement we left without eating.  There really wasn't much for food available in the rural area where we went.  By the time we had taken the tour and found a grocery store deli we had eaten all the emergency snacks I keep in the car and were all super hungry.  At least the deli food was edible.

Yesterday's events are posted in the last post.  Except we did visit a park for a while as well, and also played at BK and got some swim stuff at Shopko (goggles, tube, life jacket) and new shoes for the littles (4 pair for under $20).

Today's big events were washing the van, running through the sprinkler for the littles, taking a warm bath after in the "big" tub, and then walking the mile to the store for ice cream and back.

Big girl is at Bible camp this week with her youth group.  Big boy is sometimes participating with the littles.