We haven’t hardly sat down, so I guess that explains the speed of the days, but I cannot remember a faster summer. And here we thought this summer would be all easy-going. 😉
We knew we wanted to do some major work on our yard this summer. When we bought our house a year ago (HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE), we had saved up a bit of money to use for the backyard and ended up spending it in the kitchen. So, we’ve been using our spare time over the year to simplify as much as we could in the yard.
Earlier in the week, my friend Eryn texted me and told me they were bringing lunch and Thomas was going to help Jon in the yard. We saw our friends Jamie and Justin at church and they were like, “We’re coming too!”
Our dear friends. These kids have been friends since before most of them were born. 😉 Love how they all crammed onto one tiny table still.
The guys worked the entire afternoon and got our gazebo completely out and a lot of the lava rock around it!! It was in really sorry shape and we decided it would be better to just take it down since all it did was attract all kinds of spiders and wasps and little friends. Jon and I were just so overwhelmed that night – our friends are so wonderful to us! God has blessed us so so much with them.
Monday morning, Nathan had his orthopedic appointment and swim lessons started. Busy morning! Gammy and Cayce went with me and Nathan and Pops went with Jon and the other kids to the swim lessons. And great news! We found out Nathan’s arm wasn’t actually broken – he had joint effusion (basically swelling) which often happens with hairline breaks so urgent care likely casted him just to be safe. The doctor said he didn’t need a cast and he could even go to swim lessons!
So we ran home real fast, grabbed Nathan’s suit and happened to make it right as the lessons were starting. 😉
Three little cuties – Nathan and Parker LOVED it. Eisley was not really a fan. 😉
I asked her where her belly button was and she couldn’t find it and then looked up at me like this. Ha! I was laughing so hard!
She was super attached to this Minnie Mouse that day. She shared her snack with her and everything. Ha!
Swim lessons plus playing outside plus summertime has made this kid very, very, very tired (and grouchy) most afternoons. Jon was working and Parker just climbed in his lap and fell asleep.
Friday, we started taking down the shed and Saturday, our friends all showed back up (with lunch again!) and finished the job and took 6 truckloads of stuff to the dump. They are amazing. Seriously, Jon and I are just so incredibly blessed.
Little Miss is cutting a back tooth and has been pretty sad about it, so we made some cookies and medicated with some cookie dough covered beaters and ibuprofen. Nothing like a little cold metal covered with delicious to make teething feel better. 😉
Stay tuned for the book club book coming soon!!