Summer time

I think summer is going too quickly! Swim team is officially over. The kids weren’t too sad, the early morning practices were killer for them especially for the girls, they love to sleep until noon if allowed! Carlos wanted them to have a trophy at the end so he went out and bought bobble head swimmers, it was pretty cute. We got our neighbor one as well. They seemed to like them and had a good laugh.


My mom has made it a tradition to take the kids peaches picking the past couple of years. They went again this year but the peaches were hard to come by, everything was picked over and I don’t think there was much to pick from anyway but at least we got a cute picture of the kids and their friends Jackson in a peach tree!


Last week the girls took a sewing class. Kaela and my mom have been making bracelets and my mom thought it would be a good idea for her to learn how to use the sewing machine. They loved it and it was hands on from day 1. They each had their own sewing machine and it was a very small class so the girls got lots of attention from the teacher. They each made a pillow, which they gave to my mom and then they made a draw string bag. Kaela made hers for Jonathan. They turned out really good and they were both proud of their work.


Friday night we left the kids home alone. Yes kaela is old enough to babysit, she babysits other kids so why not her own siblings! I rented a movie for the each of them so they would stay out of each other’s hair. Carlos and I snuck out to see a movie, The Taking of Pelham 123. It was really good, action packed and it had a good cast as well. We were home by 10ish and they were all still alive and well!

Saturday we invited some family and friends to the pool to BBQ hamburgers and hotdogs. It was nice and relaxing, the kids play and we have adult conversation! We have been doing this the past couple of weekends and it is great – we love summer time!