Kicking off Summer

School is out, the kiddos are all home and summer is upon us.  Growing up in Houston, I know summer and I know it well.  Seeing as how about 9 months of the year is summer there, I feel right at home in the heat and humidity.  So here's how June shaped up for us.

Cade's end of preschool swim party.  I did a home preschool with some other moms from church in addition to his preschool at the local Presbyterian church.  It was such a good group of moms and kids that it ended up being a great experience for both Cade and I.  Finish it off with some swimming and popsicles and everyone's happy.

Taco Bell runs for dinner.  I am actually not a huge fan of the place but the boys adore it and when Evan's out of town and mama doesn't feel like cooking, Taco Bell it is.

Swim lessons for a couple of weeks.  And what's more, Colt decided to lose a tooth while there.  And when I say lose, I mean lose since he had no idea where it went.  Apparently, the tooth fairy will accept a heartfelt note in lieu of the actual tooth.  The boys both made huge improvements and my biggest challenge was keeping a jealous Delaney out of the water.  Poor girl still can't get in the water because of her kidney issues, but we have her surgery scheduled in September and next summer will be her time to shine. 

Relaxing with a snack, sans pants.  Though I should clarify that Delaney is the only one who tends to do this on a regular basis.

Celebrating my 32nd birthday with my man.  We got a sitter at the last minute, went out for dinner and some hanging out in my fave place, downtown Naperville.  Throw in some homemade gifts from the boys and I was one happy girl.  Colton even offered to change Delaney's diaper since he thought I should not have to do that on my birthday.  Cade on the other hand told me that I should just go ahead and change the diaper because no way was he doing it.  Oh that boy, gotta love his honesty.

Spending lots of time like this.  Though I'm starting to wonder how much longer this little pool will keep their interest.  Right now they still love the thing so I'm running with it.  Not pictured is the other side of summer.  You know, the breaking up of fights between the boys, the constant "I'm bored," the never ending messy house from having everybody home, and then the complaints when I ask for someone else other than me to clean it up.  But with the knowledge that both of these boys will be gone all day come fall, I'm soaking it up having all my kiddos home under one roof.