Beginning of Summer

We had a jam-packed summer and I have so much to write about, so I will break it up into 3 sections: beginning, middle, and end!

At the beginning of summer, my kids had to say goodbye to some of their best friends that we've known for years, the McCrackens.  Rex and Stacie will be missed soooo much!  

One of Scott's bff's from high school, Karl, got married so we took a trip up to Bloomfield to go to his wedding.   

 Sorry I just couldn't help myself... some of the guests looking not so wedding-y

 Our cute friend Karl.  One of the nicest guys you will ever meet

Sad this came out so blurry!

 first dance

Scott got to hang out with a lot of his good high school friends!  They invited us to go cliff jumping, and barbecue (BYOB), like they always do when we are there.  It's just so funny because we feel like we are so far from all that stuff now!  I did get the feeling that either we need to be a little more exciting, or we just aren't that cool anymore... :)

We spent tons of time at the pool.  Makenna mastered swimming and can swim across the pool and do fancy strokes.  She thinks she's going to be in the Olympics now.  The other day Jace says "Kenna you look like a USA girl!"  (they've been watching lots of Olympics!)  Jace can swim now too so no more worrying about the bigger kids.

We went to this fun splash park

We went to Galloping Grace

We went to the Jemez mountains to go on a little hike and let our kids play in the water

More to come!

Junegram

- Splash pad with friends
-Galloping Grace
-Isotopes baseball game
-coconut
-hiking in Jemez with friends
-laying on the tramp
-Jace hijacking my phone
-swimming!
-Cami started crawling!

First half of Junegram

-Family campout in the backyard
-the boys playing in the old coals from the firepit!
-epic tantrum
-sickest baby ever.  Poor thing threw up and out the other end for 4 days straight.  It was the saddest thing ever.
-morning running
-Kenna's tooth about to come out (which it did a few days later!)
-Climbing the tree in our backyard
-Scott and buddy, Art, blowing bubbles at Karl's wedding
-cousin time in Farmington and Bloomfield
-swimming!!
-more cousin time when the Burns stayed with us a few nights
-Cami's first taste of sand
-Father's day

What a fun month this has been so far!  (Besides my sick baby Cami!)

Family Sports nights

At the beginning of the summer I was trying to figure out which camps and classes to put the kids in, but at the same time not really looking forward to forking out money and driving the kids around town.  I thought it would be cool if there was a camp where the kids learn the basics of a lot of different sports.  Then one day I had this idea...  It felt like a "DOYYY!" moment!  Scott and I could teach them quite a few sports on our own, and it would be good family time at the same time!  Then hatched "Lee Family Sports Nights!"  The kids were really excited about it!  Scott wasn't sure, but decided to go along with another of my crazy ideas.  So far we have had baseball week, soccer week, basketball week, and tennis week.  My crazy little idea has actually worked!  The kids are really learning the sports, getting along great, getting exercise, they are learning to listen to the advice of their parents (!) and on and on.  Scott and I have really enjoyed being "coaches" and teaching our kids to love sports we love.  I can't say it's been perfect since we have had a couple of meltdowns mostly cause kids can be stubborn and get discouraged easily, but it's been awesome to see them pick themselves back up and learn to be better sports.

Now I have more ideas floating around in my head... :)

Maystagram (May in Instagram!)

-Arizona trip
-Jed came to visit
-bachelorette started- not sure if we like it so much though
-redbox fridays
-splash pad in uptown
-Kenna lost her 3rd tooth
-reminiscing on our wedding while Scott was out of town!
-Cami's first watermelon
-park with the Burns
-Family bikerides
-memorial day BBQ
-last day of school!
-Family sports nights (each week we do a different sport)

Philadelphia

While we were having a crazy last week of school, Scott was in Philadelphia to train for his new job- living it up!!  He went to a Phillies game, 76ers playoff game, toured the city including running up the "Rocky steps," and eating lots of yummy food!  We missed him a ton, but I'm glad he had such a good time!  Maybe I will be able to go with him in the future!

Last week of school!

The last week of school was packed full of fun stuff!  First we went to the aquarium and botanical gardens (AGAIN!!  good thing we have a pass!)

  Then Jace had his graduation for joy school!  Sweetest kids ever...

Then the end of the year performance.  Makenna was such a little performer!  So funny...

 

Then they had water day.  Jace went and acted like he was just part of the class like he usually does!

playing duck duck goose with water balloons and Jace is running after Kenna! 

Then we went to Hoots!  What a crazy week!

We got so lucky this year to have the best teachers!!  Mrs. Mills and Mrs. Heather were amazing and helped Makenna so much.  I was so grateful to have such a good experience at her school because I had been so nervous about it!!  Makenna is doing so good and reading far above the level she is supposed to be at.  I also had some parents tell me that Makenna is the smartest in her class.  Not sure if it's true, but I'll take it!  I made her teachers the necklaces in the picture and they were a hit!  They are filled with M&M's, gum, and a gift card.  We really are going to miss them so much!

Victory's birthday

We went to celebrate my neice's birthday a couple sundays ago in the NE.  It was the day that the eclipse happened, and holy moly it was so cool!

Here is Cami and cousin once removed (?!) Libby!

My phone took some cool pictures of it!  Although you can't see the actual sun, you can see it in the sun rays!  Here it is when it was still waxing...

Here is the "ring of fire"- AMAZING!

Sheffields!

 The night we got back, my brother came to visit with his family for the first time!  It was sooo fun to have them here!  My kids love their cousins, Clark and Cayson, so much!  We took them to old town, then to the aquarium and botanical gardens.  It was THE perfect day.  Don't you love when people visit when the weather is perfect?!

Stacy is the cool Aunt that buys treats for the nieces and nephews!

sorry Dave!