4th of July weekend

I love going to Waverly for the 4th of July weekend. It's a time to see people you haven't seen since the year before, picnics, bugs and family. (Try not to confuse the last two)

I don't know who had more fun, the kids or Gramma and Papa. Gramma and Papa were suppose to work on cleaning things up from the flood while I watched the kids, but it didn't really work out that way.

They started to clean things up - enough so the kids could drag out every toy in the house - and then they were sucked in by the grandkids! They even managed to get TWO trips to Kids' Kingdom, Dairy Queen and Pizza Ranch! Everyone had a good time though. I think Gramma and Papa needed a little fun time with the grandkids after so many weeks of flood clean-up.

Where has the summer gone?

It seems like the summer just started and now it's almost over. The girls are starting to think about going back to school - hard to believe my kids are going to be in first and second grades. What happened to my little PRESCHOOLERS??

We have been trying to enjoy the pool between all the rain, the mutant algae and the swarms of bugs. Although the water was a bit green, it didn't deter the girls from going in while John was attempting to clean it. I, on the other hand, resisted temptation. We are hoping to get in it more often before Labor Day weekend.