Summer in a Nutshell

This has been a recorded breaking warm summer as the skies have delivered us suntans, sweat stains and reasons to cool off. We have always been a family that would rather stay home, playing with our neighbor friends or intense board games, than driving a miserable 20 minutes to an off-site location. The kids despise long car rides; even those to Bellingham! Yes, we've had a few moments of "I'm bored," but, I'm quick to respond with a list of chores or activities to challenge them with in their state of way-ward wandering. We tossed our bigger pool from last year and replaced it with a foster-approved, non-fence needed, ankle deep pool. Not as much fun, but it did, and has, provided days of splashing and cooling off from the scorching heat 
we've had these past few months. 
Selling snow-cones helped as well in the mission to stay cool but unfortunately, no fortune was made!
There's also the nasty, iron-laced creek we have that runs through our back yard that brought on new adventures and swings of glee. Tom Sawyer would have enjoyed watching the boys explore through the water beds and creating new games to keep active. From building "dams" to race flip flops down stream to preventing the swing from crashing into black berries, the kids had fun and didn't seem to mind the lack of water flowing south. 
Then you have the excitement of flag football rounding the corner as one sport wraps up and the next starts. It's almost football season so the boys have been practicing lots and introducing Charlie to the details of the game. The kid has game and loves to hang with the neighbor boys especially his favorite, Brevin. Little Charlie may be the youngest, but he certainly doesn't fall to the shortest in the group!
Yes, I could flood the blog with more pictures and stories that had us rolling in laughter but, for now,  just these glimpses of memories. Now is crunch time as I pull together curriculum and prepare for school schedules. Student lesson plans are in the works, school supplies have been purchased as well as clothing that reaches past the ankles and shoes that fit the entire foot. Thank you to Auntie Traci for letting us crash your apartment as the kids swam and spent all our pennies in Portland. 
Thanks Summer for giving us warm hugs, bees a buzzing' and many drinks in hand!


{ Mickey, Addi and Myriam chillin' pink pool side. }


{ Addi Jean; Annie Jean }

{ Them there boys: Charlie, Drew, Brevin & Bailor. }


{ Keep the shoes on...can't see the bottom!}

{ Game is still in play...but it's a cute smile. }

{ Little Charlie, Big Charlie, Drew, Brevin & Bailor. }


{ Chill out. }

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