Ahhhh.....summertime....

This post is dedicated to my cute husband

who is working out of town

and asked me to put new pictures

so he would know

what was going on here :)

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I am really hating the

Back-to-School

Commercials.

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I love staying up late

getting up late

eating dinner outside

gardening

watering flowers

kids sleeping on the trampoline

you get the picture?

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I gave in, though, and went school supply shopping.

I have waited until the last minute before.

That was pretty much

my worst nightmare.

So I decided to do it early.

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I took ALL 5 KIDS.

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Yes, you read that right.

All 5.

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I thought it would be fun to get school supplies

then go out to eat at Applebees.

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So we did.

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It wasn't as bad as I thought,

the kids did relatively well.

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It took 4 1/2 hours.

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Since you're offering,

I'll take my Mom-of-the-Year award

in the form of an all-expense

paid cruise that

doesn't allow children on board.

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Anyway....

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Kaylee finished up the summer softball season.

(Kaylee's name is up in the right hand corner)

(introduction of all of the teams playing in State)

They won 2nd in State!!

So the girls were invited to Regionals

Here is the team being introduced again.

(Kaylee being introduced as part of her team.)

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I was a little sad the season was over.

We grew to love the all day

picnics

and getting to know the families of the other girls

(we did spend all summer together)

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I was sure proud of my Kiki.

Not just because she played well.

But because she did not complain

once.

She went to practice every night,

games every weekend,

(usually several in one day)

in the blistering heat,

and did it all

with a smile.

That's my girl.
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Look at this beautiful site!!

There were some things we had to plant twice

because of the wet cold spring.

I was surprised how sad I was when it looked

like nothing was going to grow this year.

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I am pretty happy looking at this now.

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Oh, and we

*may*
have a small bug problem

in our raspberries.

The little stinkers only ate the leaves, though,

and not the fruit,

thank goodness.

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Oh.... my little boys.

(they slept under that for probably 2 weeks)
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Oh...my little girls.

(see how the care bear is all tucked in

under a washcloth?)
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Is this not the freakiest picture of her?

I was trying to show her teeth.

Maybe the camera angle/facial expression

wasn't a good mix?

Whatever it was

it's weird.

Much better.

Can you see her two little teeth on the bottom?

(they're really tiny, but so cute!)

10 months now!
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Playing on the tramp before bed.

Thus the jammies.

(Tanner took this picture from

under the tramp)

(this makes me laugh)