Summer- The first 30 days

I'm a little behind. You understand, right? This post was supposed to make it onto the blog before the baby was born, but here we are, sailing right into August and I'm just now getting around to it. Anyway- here's a look at what our family was up to the first month of summer (in the days before baby). Also- a note to the reader: For whatever reason, these photos are in backwards order. I'm too tired to go back & fix it.



Smurfy's Birthday. He's three now.


Sparky's Birthday. The big Seven. Had a pool party at Grandma 'Ree's. What else???

Smurfy Swimmin

Seth decided to show Sparky a few things about how to mow the lawn. It will be several more years before he can conquer the beast that is our backyard, but for now he had fun taking a practice run.

Ahh, summer nights at the ballpark. Seth's neighborhood "old man" team was especially terrible this year. But we loved going to cheer him on.


Kenni & Noodle at swim lessons

Noodle jumping in. So brave!

Sparky looking extra "special" at his swim lessons

Kids cheering for their daddy at the Wasatch Back

Seth's Wasatch Back team running in together. The team was mostly made up of my family members. They did great & had a good time.



Just Chillin. (Isn't that what Summer is really about???)

Noodle' first year of T-ball. He loved it!


Kenni's dance recital. This was her "hip-hop" performance. They did a dance to Ice Ice Baby. It was really good & totally took me back to the days.....

And this was their clogging performance. Something sailor-ish. I was too pregnant to remember

Sparky at Baseball

Noodle's Preschool graduation


Sparky's soccer team


Ok, I think that's it. I need this to prove to the kids that they got to do fun things this summer. They think all we do is sit around feeding the baby. Which I must admit is partially true. But since these pictures were taken, they have also been swimming more, to the Airplane Museum with grandma, to the drive-in movie with dad, to Lagoon TWICE, to a raptors game, to several sleep-overs with their cousins, camping in the backyard, and I'm sure there's more. The poor, poor bored children.
I, for one, am ready for school to start again. I never thought I'd say it, but I'm all summered out. So, to back-to-school, I say- "bring it on!" I've had enough summer!