I LOVE Summer the BEST!!

I am a Summer girl through and through.  In fact, I love Summer sooo much that I wouldn't mind if that was my name! ;)  Yes, it is hot! Extremely hot some days, but I love it!! I just love when that warm sun is shining!

What I love most, is the extra time I have with my family! We become closer, share extra hugs, and smiles. We enjoy each other, and love that the days are longer.  Don't get me wrong...not always is it ice cream, and lollipops, but life is good! God is good, and I am ever so grateful!

Here's another picture recap of our summer! :)

Baseball games! I'm not a huge baseball fan, but there is something about being at the games that makes my heart smile.  The sounds, the smells, the lights, the food... all of it! We had a blast at this game, and it was so much fun to watch Trin.  She kept yelling to the players telling them to "crank it", and kept saying go "yowllo" (yow like cow).  She gets that from my mom I think because she says yellow the exact same way! To be honest, out of all of us, I think Trin has the strongest Texas accent even though she lived there the shortest amount of time!

Can you believe that this "cool" guy in this set of pictures is My teenager?  He looks so old, like a grown man. :( He's such a special boy, and he's growing up too fast. 

The girls thought the stadium food was the best they had ever had.  The best hot dogs, the best dip n dots, the best cotton candy, the best everything!  It was fun to everyone enjoy themselves!

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1. Mason is a hoot.  When I go to get him out of bed he will just sit there and look at me.  If I go to pick him up, he lays down.  He waits for me to sit down and then he will stand up and play a bit,  but not until I come into the room.

2.  Mason loves his NiNi.  These two are so sweet, and love each other so much!

3.  Anna had crazy hair and sock day at cheer.  She came in third place. And in case your wondering, no, I didn't teach Anna that pose.  Her aunt Amanda taught her that when she was about 3. I have a ton of pictures of her like that. ;)

4. I woke up one morning, and Trin was in Anna's bed.  When Trin woke up she told me all about her bad dream, and how Anna made her feel safe during the night.

Swim lessons have been so much fun, and Trin is now swimming short distances by herself.  She's also talking to her teacher and the kids in her class! Such an accomplishment for her!  Anna's taking lessons too, but mainly just to practice her strokes.

Ice cream and lollipops (hee hee).  Mason has been enjoying dum dums while the girls swim.  We also had an ice cream truck come to our neighborhood.  You should have seen these frantic kids when they heard the music box melody.  They were running everywhere looking for money. ;)  I was surprised when I saw they only served soft serve, sundaes, and milkshakes.  I was really hoping for my favorite, a fudge bomb.

Just a few more pictures of my "littles".  They are my early risers, so they have a couple of hours of alone time each morning before the other kids wake up. Mason just loves putting his head to others. It's like it's his own way of showing affection.  It takes my breath away.

SUMMER ROCKS!