In no particular order
(and not including the Super Hero Party - that's an entire separate blog entry)
Number One
THE SUNSETS
Number Two
WATCHING THESE TWO PLAY TOGETHER
Someday they will best friends and it makes me so happy, but for now they practice their dirty looks on each other.
Number Three
GETTING FULL CANS OF SODA WITH DINNER BECAUSE AUNT KAYLYNN TOLD THEM THEY COULD. . .
Number Four
SEEING THIS MUCH TESTOSTERONE IN ONE HOT TUB!
Number Five
BOOGIE BOARDING WITH THESE TWO
Number Six
SURFING!
If you honestly thought this was me - you are now my favorite reader!
This is actually someone that my camera decided to focus in on while I was trying to get a better shot of
THIS. . .
It's Kale surfing!
My boy surfing!
Number Seven
WATCHING COUSINS PLAY AT THE BEACH WHENEVER THEY WANTED TO
Number Eight
BROTHERLY LOVE
Number Nine
THRIFT STORE SHOPPING
Now we did take our annual "girls day out" and thrift shopped and treasures were found,
(I'm sure someone has pictures somewhere)
but as a family we also took a trip into town to visit the Ventura Mission for Kale's mission project later on this year and on the way we stopped in one of the thrift stores to look for Harry Potter Books for Kale.
We found one but what was even more fun was that we found our thrift store buddy.
You see we have seen her shopping the last 3 years we have been going and sadly we didn't see her this year, but the next day she was spotted.
Look closely. She's the HAIR behind Kale.
WIG? REAL? We don't know but glad to know she's still shopping strong!
Number Ten
PUTTING MY DAUGHTER TO BED
(Please before you turn me in read on)
You see my daughter has her own room at our house for a reason. She is a light sleeper and if she wakes up to find her entire family inside one room she believes it is play time!
Just ask Kelly. As she was up nursing William the first night of the beach house she was surprised to hear laughter and singing coming from our room at 2:30 in the morning.
It wasn't working out.
Kyle ended up sleeping with her in the back of the van the first night.
So when he woke up with a sore back and a not so pleasant attitude the next morning I knew something had to be done.
And I took action.
I moved that porta crib to the back of the van,
hooked up Kelly and Ryan's baby monitor,
and voila instant bedroom!
(The van was inside a garage right outside of where we were sleeping. She was literally closer to us there than when she's in her bedroom at home.)
It worked great.
I'm not gonna lie it was a little weird to shut the back of the van and say "good night" but she slept at night, we slept at night, and the boys slept at night which allowed us to PLAY all day every day!
So once again we said goodbye to Ventura only to know that we'll back again next year!
