Summer Saturday

At 4:00 in the morning, I never would have guessed that Jake would still have his game today, but the horrible storm passed and everything dried up. They ended up losing, but they fought hard and the score was close. I am always so proud of Jake and his team.

After the game, we did a lot of swimming.

I am so thankful for our pool!!

We have really used it a lot this summer.
We are having some old neighbor friends of ours over for dinner tomorrow night.

I am trying to decide what to make.

I'm thinking about making bruschetta for an appetizer. (I've never made it before.) I'll let you know how that turns out. :)

I think we will just have grilled cheeseburgers with all the fixin's, strawberry spinach salad, chips, fruit, and s'mores for dessert.

I love summer . . . entertaining is so much easier when you can grill and eat outdoors!

Summer Fun

Today, Caroline had a play date with her good buddy, Alie. We were so happy that the weather was nice enough to swim. (it was chilly this morning!) We keep the pool at 85*, so the kids were pretty happy in the water. :)

Caroline brought out a couple of her butterflies. (she had ten caterpillars and ALL of them hatched . . . I will do a post on that soon)

What a fun play date! We are looking forward to many more this summer. :)

Swimming with the VanWagners

Tonight, the VanWagners came over for dinner and a swim. It was cold outside, but the kids didn't mind! They had a great time swimming.

Emma and Caroline trying to keep each other warm.

brrrrr!
Luke had a great time, too. : )
Jake and Haleigh played a little game of backyard baseball after dinner. I think Jake was impressed with how well Haleigh could hit the ball . . .for a girl. : )

We sat around the firepit and ate S'mores . . . yummmmm.

We are blessed to have friends like the VanWagners! : )

Fourth of July Weekend

We had a great Fourth of July weekend.

We went to the Wheaton parade, but I forgot my camera, so no pictures. : ( The kids had a fantastic time trying to gather as much candy as they could. I was truly impressed with how Caroline and Jake were helping little Luke. If he didn't get a piece, they would put one from their bag into his. John and I were melting in our seats watching them. Luke is a lucky boy to have Jake and Caroline looking out for him.

John made one of his traditional Jello molds. (not layered this year)
We had some good friends over, the Larsons. It was cold and rainy out (boo!) but the kids swam anyway! They had a great time.

Caroline and Cassidy

Jake and Caleb

A very cold Caroline

Swimming with Max and Alix

Yesterday after sports camp, Caroline and Jake had their friends, Max and Alix Dominguez, over for a swimming playdate. The weather was a little warmer than the last few days, but still not warm enough. . .can't wait for the hot days to come back!! The kids have way more fun in the pool when their lips aren't blue. : )

We are so very thankful for the blessings of friends and a pool!

Swimming with Caleb

Auntie Diane brought Caleb over for a little swim the other day. He loved the water and watching the kids swim. He also loved the freezer pops!!

Hot Summer Day

Today, it was sooo hot!! It was about 100* . We decided to go to the public pool ("Turtle Splash") which is less than a mile away from us. It seriously is like a mini resort. Here are a few of the features. . .there are more and the kids love it there! Taking a break . . .eating some Trader Joe's fruit strips. When we weren't swimming, Luke and Caroline were making a dirt cake. Here is the finished product. . . pretty cute, huh? And they really decorated the whole thing by themselves. (we wrapped the little rat in Saran Wrap before putting it in the cake) Jake was happy to have his good buddy, Jacob, over for a sleepover. :)A very fun summer day, indeed.

Summer

So far, the kids have been having a great summer. We've had some very strange (cold and rainy) weather, but they managed to fit some swimming in. It's amazing how kids can tolerate such cold pool temperatures. When we first opened up the pool, they swam in 65* water!! brrrrrr! (The pool is 85* now!!)

yummmmmmm...

We LOVE summer!!!