Summer Fun

I am determined to keep documenting summer, before I post back to school pictures, which happened this morning. Tear!!!

Reagan's Fin Fun Mermaid was a big hit! She has wanted it for a year and finally got it for her birthday. She spent lots of time in that tail at the pool this summer.

Taking a break from all the swimming. 

Every year we look forward to the release of the new American Girl Movie. We waited until Tyler was at preschool, had our friend Anna come down and enjoyed an afternoon with popcorn and the Grace Thomas movie.

These two. No idea what they are doing. My girls call them the twinsies. They are together most of the time.

We spent a good chunk of summer (4 hours a week) driving to and from and attending speech therapy. I came to enjoy my time in the waiting room with the girls. It was fun to read, play games, or work on sewing projects without any of the "interruptions" that distract me at home (laundry, dishes, etc.). The girls also took turns going back to the therapy room with him. This was great, as they are big helpers/teachers to him and they were able to see how to correct/encourage him with some specific speech struggles. Bonus for them, there is a crazy fun gym back there and marshmallows they use for rewards!

Addison dropped the kickstand of her bike on her foot. It was black and blue and swollen instantly. When your child with a super-high pain threshold is crying, you head to the ER. Nothing was broken, thankfully, but they gave her this fancy boot for a souvenir. 

There has been tons of cooking and baking by this crew. Addison really enjoys being in the kitchen and has been a HUGE help to me on almost every meal this summer. There are even a few meals, she can handle start to finish on her own. Amen and Praise the Lord!!!

4th of July was an all day party at our friends house. There was a cookout, fireworks and tons of swimming. Fireworks are legal here, so it is INSANE!!! Crazy amounts of BIG fireworks ALL NIGHT LONG.

Swimming in the dark under the fireworks.

She started hip hop. This may be my new favorite picture!

Reagan took summer hip hop too. She liked her class, but more than anything she liked helping with the baby girl ballet class the hour before hers. Those girls were adorable and Reagan was so sweet and helpful with them. I love her studio and an thankful to the owner for letting Reagan have this experience.

We loved Vacation Bible School.

We spent MANY hours at the barn. Including a week of pony camp, where Addison worked hard all week and climbed 3 levels in her Pony Club Certification. She tested for a few days and is now a level D3.

Maggie, this old dog. We love her. These days she pretty much just needs a soft place to nap and some snuggles. 

Old friends from Texas included us in their roadtrip. The Sharps spent a night with us. Addison taught a riding lesson to their youngest daughter, we had lots of time to chat and catch up and we showed them around Bentonville.

The Little Guy turned 4 with a Spider Man party at the pool.

There were more pedicures. I can't afford to have all 40 of our toes prettied up at once, but usually one girl at a time gets to tag along. They keep up with the rotation.