Summer

Summer has been flying by extremely fast.  Chess starts school in 10 days, so for us, summer is definitely winding down.  I have been trying to soak up every minute and enjoy it.  Here are some things that have been happening.


Saryn's baby blessing


Swimming with cousins


Watching free summer movies


Cute girls dressed up for church


Doing some painting


Getting out every last toy and putting them in crazy places


Circus tricks


Cousin time when the Carrs came to visit from Utah


Another family get together


Swimming at Mimi and Poppy's


Stone Mountain


Sisterly love


Kayaking


Cousin pool day


Little fish #1


Haha!  Little fish #2


Chick-fil-a day


Backyard river


Home fireworks


Berry pickin'


First time roller skating

Memorial Day Campout

Within about 10 minutes, they were both wet from head to toe.  And within about 30 minutes they were freezing and needed to change.  Luckily, I brought a lot of clothes!


I am pretty proud of this camp sight.  Jared had to come up later after work, and I did this all by myself!














Chess's favorite food - hot dogs.




















Favorite new camp dessert - blueberry muffins in orange skins, cooked in the fire.  Delicious!






Lera's favorite food - macaroni and cheese.

Container Garden

This is our second year doing a little container garden.  I really love doing it, and we're still learning as we go.  This year we have basil, rosemary, cilantro, mint, a few pots of flowers, carrots, tomatoes, pumpkins (if they grow), strawberries (see below), snow peas (so fun to watch them grow), and four dwarf trees I ordered online - lemon, lime, orange, and fig.







Some are from plants and some from seeds.  The girls go out almost every day to check for (and eat) any ripe strawberries.  They have done better than I thought they would.

A Visit

We got to have a nice May visit with Grandma and Grandpa.  We love when we get to see them!

Joy School Graduate

Chess graduated from Joy School!  We had a little celebration lunch at an airplane restaurant.  The kids had fun watching the planes take off and land, and we had a good meal.  Each graduate got a certificate, a photo album with pictures, and a graduation cap.  I will miss working with this cute bunch!

Mother's Day

This was the first year the girls wanted to make things for me for Mother's Day, and I love them!






One blessed Momma.