Fun with Dad

  While I was school this summer, Joey was at home with the kids.  I am so lucky that Joey has a flexible job that allows him to help so much with the kids.  I can't tell you how nice it was to come home from a long day of school to a clean house, dinner cooking, and worn out kids from a fun day.  He did a great job of keeping them entertained by taking them to all sorts of fun places.  They went swimming a lot, went to the zoo, bowling, and the penny arcade.  They were definitely busy!

At our neighborhood pool

Our water babies

At the zoo

The tiger

Watching the tiger in action

 

The wolves

The newest giraffe

At the arcade.  Dawson played Donkey Kong the entire time

Air hockey fun

First Trip to the Cabin

   Memorial Day weekend was our first weekend at the cabin for the year.  We were all so incredibly excited to get back to the cabin after a very long fall, winter, and spring away from it.  It is always such a nice getaway for us.  We love soaking up all the nature and beauty that Colorado has to offer.  We had a great time and we were all so happy to be finally be back to one of our favorite places on earth!  Unfortunately, due to a lot of different important events and activities that fell on weekends this summer, we have not gotten to the cabin as much as we would have liked.  We hope to spend every weekend in August up there.    Here are some pictures from our weekend.

Just as beautiful as ever!

The booming town of St. Elmo

Gracie literally spent almost the entire weekend on this swing.  She was constantly begging to be pushed.  

Playing with their cap guns

Bustling Main Street in St. Elmo

Feeding some furry friends

For the first time, we saw a porcupine.  We saw him several different times over the weekend.  He was fun to watch.  

Ready for a ride

Field Day

Last day of school

   I know that I have not blogged in forever.  This is due mostly to me attending school this summer.  This summer has just been the busiest I think we have ever had.  I spent the first three weeks of June in school.  Those three weeks were some of the hardest I have had in a very long time.  Going to school with three kids is much different than when I got my first master's degree and had no kids.  I went to school from 9:00-4:00 and had homework and assignments to complete each night.  Throw in all the kids activities such as baseball and swimming lessons, as well as my sister's, brother's and nephew's birthdays, it was beyond chaotic.  I don't think I have ever been so tired and stressed in my life! Thankfully, I survived and school is done for this summer and it went very well.  I am told by my professors, that the hardest part of this degree is over, which is a huge relief!  I have already started tutoring my first student and it is so rewarding.  I am so excited for this degree!  

    I will do my best to get caught up on the blog.  I have a lot to blog about!  Here are some pictures from field day that the kids had the last day of school.  Joey and I volunteered to help with Dawson's class.  We got to follow around a group of kindergartners all morning as they tried out all sorts of different activities.  It was entertaining to say the least!  It was a great day and the perfect ending to a great school year.  

Picking up marbles 

In this activity they had to kick there shoe as far as they could. 

Potato sack races

They loved this parachute

They even got their faces painted. 

Mr. Mustache

Ashlyn and her friend, Mira

Ashlyn having fun

Ashlyn getting her face painted

Tug o war

Ashlyn and her best friends

Ashlyn and Sofie