Summer Magic (a week in review)

This week we...

Monday:

A nice family in our ward hosts "Swim Monday" at their amazing swimming pool each week. It's mostly for primary age kids and their moms. The rules: bring a treat to share and have fun. As my big boys wore themselves out jumping off the diving board and sliding down the slide, Jake wore himself out smiling and talking to the ladies. Once Jacob got stuck in this little raft it took him about 30 seconds to drift peacefully off to sleep. The life of a one year old is pretty wonderful. Tuesday: Oh sweet Tuesday! What a day. The boys and I made smoothies and orange Julius for lunch. Check this out. Does this look like summertime in a cup or what?

Will exclaimed over lunch, "Mom nothing beats a boy cheese sandwich and an orange Julius." I had to agree. At our house grilled cheese sandwiches have been known as boy cheese sandwiches since Will was about 2 1/2. There are no girls at our house and the idea that we called our favorite sandwich after them was a little preposterous to him. So he renamed it the Boy Cheese sandwich, and it's been know by that name ever since. If you come to our house we would make you one and we might even whip up an orange Julius for your too.

After lunch the boys and I snuggled up and read the Magic Tree house book High Tide in Hawaii. I love those quiet times after lunch. My boys love the Magic Tree house books and this one was a good one. We are now wondering all about tsunamis and coconuts. I think we might need to break into a coconut this next week.

Tuesday night brought our first T-Ball game.

coach Mike giving some pointers

Ike and the boys in the hot sweaty dugout.

Will, the conversationalist, on first base catching up with the other team.

Jake was not content to sit and watch while his dad coached and brothers played so he became the official bat boy.

and helmet boy.

Will stopping a grounder.

Ike at bat and there's that cute coach again.

The team.




Wednesday we hosted a race at our house for all the boys hot rods. The boys and I made a chart and kept track of the fastest cars and the cars that went the farthest down the ramp.

I love the names the boys came up with for their cars. My favorite, "Abraham the Mini Van.." Surprisingly enough Abe was pretty fast.

A shot from the finish line.

Thursday was swimming and T-ball practice.

Friday was more swimming, reading "Ready Set Snow," dinner at a friends house, and family movie night.

And Saturday...... Oh beautiful Saturday was Blackberry picking.

We found a local U-Pick farm about 15 minutes away and rose early and bright to go pick some blackberries. It was magical to say the least.

We came home with purple hands, purple mouths, and lots of blackberries.

A view from the field. There were tons of rows of berry bushes all covered in plump juicy berries. Yum!

Cute berry pickers.

Some more cute berry pickers.

The end result.

Making fun summer memories.

Next week we're going to Manhattan!!!!!