We are in the wonderful busy time of the year called SUMMER!!!!
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
I'm still getting up around 6am most days to workout, but heck, the first number isn't a 4, so that's really sleeping in late for me. :)
Over the last few weeks I have been vacationing a lot and scheduling in my classwork in between and all around the fun.
Over the July 4th weekend, we went on our 11th Annual Lakehouse Vacation. We had so very much fun! As my girls have gotten bigger, this has become more and more fun for me. When they were little, it was good, but a beat down as relocating little kids to a lakehouse for a few days with 20 people and not very many bedrooms/bathrooms was hard work! But now... it's just fun!
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
I'm still getting up around 6am most days to workout, but heck, the first number isn't a 4, so that's really sleeping in late for me. :)
Over the last few weeks I have been vacationing a lot and scheduling in my classwork in between and all around the fun.
Over the July 4th weekend, we went on our 11th Annual Lakehouse Vacation. We had so very much fun! As my girls have gotten bigger, this has become more and more fun for me. When they were little, it was good, but a beat down as relocating little kids to a lakehouse for a few days with 20 people and not very many bedrooms/bathrooms was hard work! But now... it's just fun!
Doug and Maddie missed out on the trip as they had other commitments, but the little girls and I played hard!
Then we came home, washed clothes, regrouped, and went to Galveston Island. Our girls had never been to a real beach or the ocean/gulf, so we surprised them with a trip! It was fun!! They knew that we had to be in a city 3 hours away for a wedding on Friday, so we told them that we would just go early and play. On Wednesday morning, we loaded up and headed out. When we got to our destination city and were eating lunch, Doug said what if we just kept on going and went to the beach. The little girls were shocked. Maddie had figured it out the night before as we were packing.
So after lunch, we loaded up and drove another 3 hours to Galveston. It made for a LONG DAY. But totally worth it.
They LOVED the beach and the waves.
I enjoyed running along the seawall and doing handstands on the beach. :)
And if the beach wasn't enough, we played at the condo pool till exhaustion or hunger took over.
From Galveston, we drove back northwest three hours for a wedding. Kylie was the flower girl. The rehearsal was ROUGH! Kylie was not sure about this process. But Saturday dawned and a well-rested, full-tummied kid was ready for the day.
We even had time to visit Texas A&M for Maddie. I hadn't given it much thought..it was just a look see. Then as we were walking around the campus, she got mistaken for a senior on a real visit by a couple of male student workers in the library, and well.. this mom got a little teary!
And then it was time to get ready for the wedding. Kylie went from rambunctious kid to
DIVA FLOWER GIRL!! She was adorable!!
Look at this girl.
The reception was in at a vineyard. I couldn't pass up the chance to get some pictures!
We arrived home Sunday afternoon and went every different direction Monday morning.
And this week we even met with the builder for our house!! WOOHOO!! I really can't believe it. After talking about it for 15 years, we are actually getting ready to build a forever house.
Busy times.
I wouldn't trade these moments for anything.
(Oh yeah.. and how are my classes? Well, I have a week and a half left of this semester, so let's just say I'm going to be busy. But six more hours will be finished! I'll have 18 graduate hours completed in eight months. wow. And only four classes remain. I can do this!)
