a little bit about our summer...

swim lessons Katie learned some strokes, Anna put her head under water! *** Mac Camp Iwilligoway every Wednesday night, That’s a fact, Jack! *** Kayren and Zoe’s baby shower at EZ’s *** Mac family game night – I want to be on Sophia’s team! *** Mac Young Families class party at the Taylor’s – great turnout, great food… but I had to watch Bethany like a hawk because she was heavily amidst her biting phase, oh yeah, and I sat on the kid’s picnic table during the devo and it collapsed beneath me (blush) *** Happy Father’s Day *** allergy shots every other week instead of every week! I never thought I’d look forward to getting injections, but I can’t even begin to tell you what an improvement they’ve made in my quality of life! *** Katie's piano recital (Marine's Hymn and Down in the Valley) – goodbye Ms. April, good luck in your new adventure! *** Six Flags Fiesta Texas – we only went a handful of times this summer, but still got our money’s worth on our season passes – thanks Mr. Jesse! *** Lunch at Willie’s – the girls love playing in the sandbox; we were there with some friends we hadn’t seen in awhile and the girls went home with them to play, Katie spent the afternoon as the star in a Rock Band *** dinner at Hutchinson’s – we’d been trying to get together for months! Lori gave us some bead/jewelry making lessons, Bethany and the dog chased each other around until they were both exhausted, we also met the Alpacas that live next door! wanna see? *** Camp Impact – Katie’s second year to go; last year I was up there with her because my mom lived there, but now my mom lives here, so it was weird to send her off – I knew she was in good hands; she had a blast, of course… golly, the house sure was quiet that week *** Anna went to VBS at Madison Hills and made a new best friend – turns out that she came from a Girl Scout family too and was looking for a troop, so she joined ours! *** Bethany and Lindy (or shall I say Lisa and I) having been swapping playdates for a few months, but they tapered off during the busy summer, and Bethany starts preschool in the Fall… it was fun while it lasted (I actually went and had an impromptu massage one time!) *** Snow White at the Steven Stoli Backyard Theatre – oddly enough, Bethany was not scared of the evil queen, but every time the prince appeared, she climbed into my lap just a few pics *** Joy’s promotion ceremony – it was an honor to be invited (along with my children) to be a part of this patriotic event; I was very impressed with her career accomplishments – sometimes you just don’t realize what someone’s special talents are… pose *** camping at the JW Ranch 4th of July weekend – we discovered our own little oasis on the San Saba river, but we forgot to watch the fireworks! make sure to watch the videos, too***

this was just some of June and July... more to come!