summer, summer, summerTIME!

Remember that song from Will Smith? Summer, summer, summertime! ha! ha!

whew! It has been some kind of crazy around here. Where does the time go? Between karate practice, soccer games (for Daddy), free movies, birthday parties and water park days....it seems like we stay on the GO!

Brayton (& Brinlee) LOVE these home made popcicles we've been making!

We've also enjoyed some lazy days at home. Seems like when we are home we have a yard full of kids...I love it! Sleeping late is definitely something we've been doing a lot of! We've got to start getting to bed earlier and practicing getting up at the crack of dawn! ha! Speaking of that, I FINALLY registered Brayton for school this past Monday. I missed early registration. Well, not really missed it, more like..didn't go! I think I have been in denial, plus I am a major procrastinator! I think he is starting to get more excited about school. He did say he didn't want to go because when he gets up early "his eyes hurt"...poor fella.

Our basket full of garden goodies. The garden is about dead now:-( Hopefully we'll still get 2 watermelons from it, though!

Brinlee is growing and changing everyday. She says "ball" and "momma" and "tanks" (thanks).
She really tries to say a lot, can't always understand it, but she tries. This morning she got off the couch all be herself. She LOVES to play ball. Her new things this month are guacamole and asparagus...she loves them both. She also cracks up laughing with this cheesy little smile and fake laugh when she hears others laughing. It cracks me up and melts my heart. She is definitely a clown! She is an animal at the water park! The girl is not afraid one bit! She keeps going and going, and when she finally falls under....it's all good. She's learned how to hold her breath under water already! She dances and looks around to make sure someone is looking at her while she is doing it, she loves to be the center of attention.

We had VBS at my mom's church last week. It was the Studio Go theme and Brayton LOVED it! Brinlee and I stayed most nights, too, so she got a little certificate, too! VBS at our church was at the beginning of the summer. It was Camp E.D.G.E. (Experiencing, Discovering, God Everywhere). I helped with the 7-8 year olds...whew, what a group. I have lots to look forward to!

VBS at Stallsville. This is where they have their bible story.

Believe it or not, Brayton and I have started discussing birthday options. I hate to say it, but it will be here before we know it. I love me some birthday parties, so I try to start planning early.
We have it narrowed down to these:
wolverine and xmen
ben 10
karate
ghost busters
star wars
Ben 10 and Star Wars is old news...karate, wolverine and ghostbusters are his new obsessions. I can hardly keep up anymore. Oh, and magic.

this is from Michael's Star Wars party we went to a few weeks ago. Brayton just loved it and thought it was so cool. They all had Jedi suits, cute!

Michael and Brayton

We leave for Myrtle Beach on Friday for a week. Frank has training so we're gonna make a family trip out of it. First we'll go to my grandma's to visit her. We'll head to the beach on Sunday and we'll have some special visitors waiting on us...Ge Ge and Pa Pa! YAY! They decided to take a little vacation, too!
When I get back I will FINALLY post Brinlee's 1 year slideshow and our MB pics!

Grandma and Brinlee! Two Peas in a Pod!

I can't wait to see her!