So far this summer we've...
~Enjoyed our backyard and all it's Texas charm, including the fire pit for roasted marshmallows and the peaceful hammock.
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| Sister time. |
~The heat of summer hasn't quite arrived, so when asked if they could go to the park, they weren't met with a "No...it's too hot!"
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| At the park near the Igo library after a little book time. |
~Of course, there's been a lot of swimming at our favorite pool!
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| An activity all four love! |
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| Savannah just loves this hat on me...;) |
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| Nighttime swims are fun too. |
~Our creative time this summer has included lots of painting with acrylics. All of us really enjoy being creative in some capacity...sometimes painting, drawing, colored pencils, clay and a recent new craft, peg people.
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| Some of our works in progress. |
~And then there was the birthdays! Three to celebrate in a four day time span. My niece Brieley turned 5 and opted for lunch at Red Robin and movies on the lawn in Helotes.
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| Savannah was sung to at Red Robin too! |
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| Lorelei and Brieley at the movies on the lawn. |
Next was Savannah's 12th birthday...the family tradition of waking up to presents at the table with decorations was continued.
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| The kids expect this...it's a great tradition. |
We snuck out before everyone else woke up for coffee and a little breakfast at Starbucks.
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| This might need to be a new tradition! |
She had a few friends over to celebrate. No cake, just ice cream sundaes.
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| Blowing out the candles on the ice cream! |
The final birthday was my sister Kim's, also known as Titi...She wanted to swim for her birthday. We were lucky a dear friend of Savannah's, Isa was in town to join in with us.
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| We had a day at the pool again. |
~Bailey is keeping up with his music this summer with his group, a string quintet known as Cloud 9. They gave a parent performance. Truly an amazing group of young performers. They will be playing at the Mystic Park Rehabilitation Center on July 12.
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| These kids make beautiful music! |
~There are many home projects that need to be done this summer, but I started with Lorelei's room. It's coming along.
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| Tackling toy clutter... |
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| A few shots after. |
~A final birthday celebration, grown up style...a girls night out at Painting with a Twist.
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| They are bluebonnets...not blue pine cones! |
~Lorelei had a milestone, an outing all day with a friend that I did not go along to. She was a little uneasy, but had a great day.
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| Ready for her big girl day out. |
~Summer feels like it's all about the food. With three meals a day, and all the snacking, I swear I've spent more time at the grocery store and in the kitchen than any where else! Ice cream has become a nightly treat!
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| Ice cream with the works, Magic shell, whip cream, sprinkles and a cherry on top! |
Luckily I get some help in the kitchen sometimes...mostly from this sweetie!
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Summer salad bar prepared with Lorelei's help!
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Trying to keep things fun in the kitchen and not so hot, so we've been creative with all the awesome summer veggies. Last night was a salad bar with lots of healthy choices. It kind of balances out all that ice cream! ;)
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Jonas and Lorelei were proud of the salad creations.
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June was pretty ordinary around here...typical summer fun. It hasn't been too ordinary because not one kid has yet to say I'm bored! I haven't been bored yet either...just enjoying all the moments together.
Looking forward to this weekend and the 4th of July. John has a couple extra days off for us to spend some time together just the 6 of us. We celebrate not only our country's freedom, but the beginning of the Boyen Bunch. On July 4, 1991 John and I met, and pretty much fell in love at first sight. July 4th has lots of special meaning to us. We are excited about a family outing to the ranch in Junction, Texas.
Happy summer friends!
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