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Summer afternoons...

"Summer afternoon-summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language."
                                              -Henry James

Am I the only one who thinks this man is brilliant?

Summer afternoons with my Boyen Bunch are the reasons we work so hard all year. Why not summer mornings? Because anyone who knows the Boyen Bunch, knows they love to sleep. Which in turn means our summer days do not start until the afternoon. I love that because it gives me plenty of morning quiet time, for coffee, reading, listening to podcast and enjoying my sunny reading.

The afternoons have been filled in a variety of ways, most with extraordinary, ordinary activities:
  • Pool time, of course!


  • Bailey's new project car...it works, but has plenty of little things he can tinker with on it. 


  • Giant slime making. 


  • One too many Walmart trips! 


  • Doctor's appointments...at fancy, nice offices. 


  • Home projects, like sprucing up the front porch and planting some succulents. 


  • Re-organizing the playroom into more of a t.v. and game room.





  • On Father's day, Chef Lorelei whipped up a yummy breakfast for John. She can make a perfect omelette already. 




  • Highlights and haircuts!


    • Brieley's 11th birthday at our pool, one of her favorite ways to celebrate. 


    • Savannah turned 17!  She had a small get together with friends this year. They were a really great group of teenagers. I couldn't be prouder of my girl for all she has accomplished in her short 17 years.
           





    • Taking advantage of a family dinner at Grimaldi's with her birthday coupon too!


    • The final celebration of June was my sister's 50th birthday. We had a smashing good time at the Smashin Crab!  





    • There's been tons of rain this month, which means quiet afternoons at home.


    • Art, checkers and chilling with the dogs. 




    • The kids had their annual well visits this month. Jonas is not quite 6 foot yet. At 13 he is just   5'11 1/4! Savannah was 5'5 1/2 and little Lorelei is just that...still little at 4'6". We anticipate her growth spurt will happen this year. Jonas grew about 6 inches in just a year and has the stretch marks across his back to prove it!


    My favorite part of the summer so far I think is all the reading we have done, but I think I'll save that for a post all it's own.

    Happy July all! We are looking forward to more family time, a college visit to University of Texas, Senior pictures for Savannah and a little back to school prep for me. 

    Enjoy the 4th! 

    And here's to more extraordinary, ordinary summer afternoons.
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