Favorite Summer Photos - June 2010

I'm finally going through some of the photos from the summer. These are my favorite from June.

We went strawberry picking on a hot, sticky day. The kids ate about a bajillion, Lily fell asleep in the stroller, and we made some pretty darn good jam when we got home.


Lily watched the fun, posed for a few pictures (I love how she would stick her tongue out like that - all the time), tried a strawberry, and sat in the grass.
We spent a few days with our cousins at the beach.

Ryan liked his floaty. Sort of.
I love Lily in her flower bathing suit. Might be my favorite baby outfit ever.
Calvin LOVED being wet
Lily hated her toes in the water. After she figured out it was just like a really big bathtub, she splashed away. I love this photo of her legs. Her chubby, squishy, beautiful little legs. They make me smile.

First Days of School

I am lucky to have kids who are so excited about school.

Luke was so happy to be back. He helped me pick out his school supplies, carefully packed his (Star Wars) backpack and lunch, and practically sprinted to the bus stop. Just like last year, he barely waved good bye. I don't know why, but this year was almost harder than last year. He just looked so grown up and like a big kid now instead of a little boy. I think there may have been more Mommy tears this time around (mostly at the open house - I was post-nights the first day of school and pretty much exhausted).



Evie really, really wanted to get on the bus this year with him. She was so, so excited to pick him up at the bus stop and jumped up a down yelling "Wukey! Wukey!" She misses him so much when he is gone.

It's okay, though, because she got her chance a few days later as she started her first year in preschool. She helped me pick out her outfit and had to have princess backpack on her back, just like Luke. She loves preschool and loves her teachers. She loves her friends. She keeps asking me to have "dat giwl" over to play (usually a different one - and she can never remember their names." She tries to do homework everynight that Luke is working on a project.

Flying Kites

We took the kids, on one windy night right after school started, to fly kites in a big park near our house.

I can't believe we haven't done this with them before. The weather was beautiful, crisp fall. Absolutely perfect - the best time of the year here. The kids were enthralled. And when they were done, they chased each other around the field and laid in the grass. Lily - as usual - was her happiest. Surrounded by kids and people she loves. She is a happy girl, that one.









Love the snot bubble. Just had to throw that one in there.

Star Wars Room

Luke has been asking (basically since he moved in with Evie after Lily was born) when he could have his own room again. We had planned on waiting until Lily was a little older, but then decided it would be a great surprise for him before school started.

Ken took the older kids to Michigan to finish Grandpa and Grandma Barringer, and Lily and I stayed behind. We spent the entire weekend painting and moving furniture and putting up posters.

Luke was so excited. They got in really late and he just looked up with this huge smile on his face. "Awesome" he said, and then fell back asleep. The next morning was spent playing with legos and reading his Star Wars books. He loved it.