Concert in the Park

The first night my family was here {well...technically the second, since they showed up to surprise us like 24 hours early!} there was a free concert by Kenny Loggins in the park that we all decided to go to.  We had some yummy pizza at Damgoode Pies, then headed to the park.  Jarrod was blown away at how many people showed up for some Kenny Loggins! 

The weather was great...warm, but not too hot.  We got some free fans to cool ourselves, shared some snow cones, and danced around the music.  The kids lasted til about 8:30 before we were all ready to head home.  

Riley's hair doesn't do well in the humidity! :)  

 

 Our photographer for the evening was Riley.  She loves to take pictures, usually of nothing because she doesn't really look through the lens, but this one was fantastic!

The kids loved the built-in play structure that is Aunt Briana!

Gavin especially had a great time playing with her.

Silly boy!

It sounds silly, but we're rarely out and about on the roads around 8:30 since the kids are usually in bed by then, so on our drive home, I was thrilled to actually see lightning bugs!  I swear I didn't think they existed here; I guess the fact that we have next to no trees in our neighborhood doesn't help.  So, needless to say, I made it mission to catch lightning bugs with the kids this summer.  {More on that to come!}

Wordless Wednesday: Father's Day Edition

Teaching Riley

Back in early June when my aunts were here {yes, I said June...it was unusually cool in early June so that's why Riley is wearing clothes like it's fall!} we spent an evening outside, just playing around.  Jarrod and Gavin were playing baseball, so of course Little Sister needed her turn.  I just fall in love more every time I see Jarrod with these kids...melts my heart!  Daddy did a great job teaching his baby girl how to hit the ball!

Don't you just love them, too?

Visit from the Aunts and Backyard Fun

As I was getting all the photos transferred, I realized I haven't even blogged about Rosi and Sandy's visit at the beginning of June.  We had a great week and just spent a lot of time together around the house, plus I got to make some appointments for myself which was nice - it's never easy to drag the kids along to the chiropractor!

Some random shots of us playing outside!

The kids and their great aunts

The beginning of their visit was really strange weather.  We were playing in the backyard and I was wearing a hoodie...crazy for June!  Rose and Sandy aren't in any of these pictures, but I love all these snapshots of Riley...this girl and her crazy hair make me smile!

Phew!  Feels good to blog again....Gotta document this cuteness somewhere. ;)

Wordless Wednesday

And some words....

I've been absent!  My family visited last week and it was a fun-filled, non-stop week, so we took a few days to recover.  I need to get the photos off the camera and on to the computer, but realizing that I have just 28 more days to spend with my Bug before kindergarten begins has me feeling a little anxious.  We've been doing a lot of fun things and trying to spend time with friends as much as possible!