On to July

Those hot summer days wouldn't be the same without WATER! We got plenty of miles on this double glider Slip n' Slide! Man the kids loved it!!

My kids are WATER BABIES pure and simple. They could play in the water all day! 

(hmmmm...sounds just like me!)

Of course we LOVE the 4th of July!

There is such good feelings of family and love attached to this holiday!

Our Family Traditions

Parade

Fireworks

BBQ

Playing in the Water

Crying 

(yes...I am always overcome with emotions of gratitude on this day. For those who serve and are serving and for a profound love for being an AMERICAN!) 

I love watching the kids anticipation at the parade.

My favorite part of the parade...the VETERANS!

We had a fun BBQ this year with some great friends.

Thanks to Beau and Kurt for the firework show and "glowstick" show! HA!!

It was a great 4th of July!

More Summertime Fun

I know...I know....I am still far behind. But there are certain fun times as a family that I want to make sure I blog about so it will go in our book.

One of our favorite family activities is to go riding.

Beau will load up his and Caleb's bike, and I will load of snacks and toys to play in the dirt, and we head up the mountain. 

Beau and Caleb share the love of dirt bike riding and have so much fun together doing just that.

I of course get my "nature picture taking" fix and the other kiddos love to hike and play in the dirt!

LOVE this picture. These two were watching Caleb jump!

Daddy giving rides.

Best Buddies!

I love that they get to bond through things they both love!

And we saw this on our drive home!

Perfect ending to a perfect day!

More of Summer

We love those lazy days when we can drive up the canyon for a "Day Camp" as we like to call it! Nothing beats lounging around in the sun. Watching the kids play in the sunshine. And of course, enjoying the beautiful earth God has given to us!

This is Kennedy doing her bird call. She believes that it works. And for some funny reason it has always gotten birds to fly over head! HA!

 Lukas seems to cool himself down by opening the lunch cooler and hoping right in!

I love when the kids play for hours using their imaginations!!

Love the dirty faces after the kids have played so hard!

We are looking forward to school starting and the crisp coolness of Fall, but will surely miss being able to just play all day!