Project 365, Week 25

Happy Birthday to my baby Girl...sweet Avery is SEVEN today!

You'll notice there are a few more than seven photos here...I'm taking some artistic liberties...is that the saying?...and inserting just a couple more.  I'm also postponing the last day of the week because its inconvenient right now for me to get those photos included.

Hope you have a fantastic week!

June 17

Father's Day.  We went to the Airshow for Aiden and to get in some family time.

Later the kids were excited to give Daddy his cards and gift.  They will know more and more as they age what an incredible dad they have been blessed with.

Shaun and Avery went golfing so I took the others to the river...it ended being a fully-clothed swim.

June 18
We said goodbye to Nana and Grandpa John and then we got to spend some time celebrating my dad.

He has an all-seasons hill that is good for all sorts of activities...this night it was racing down in a wagon.  :)

June 19
Avery asked if I would bring in cupcakes to school to celebrate her birthday....for some reason it made me feel old, but it really blessed her so I was happy to do it.

That day, the day before the last day of school and also a half day, Avery came home with a summer packet from her teacher.  Two, in fact.  One for her and one for Amanda, her teacher's up and coming student.  Avery wanted to get to work on it immediately and Amanda was curious enough to stick with it for a while....

....after she changed her clothes and hair to match Avery's, of course.

They also got a surpise, spur of the moment bike ride with Pop.

June 20
Avery's last day of school!!  In between social worker appointments, we celebrated with lunch and ice cream.  YAY for summer!!

June 21
I had dreamed of spending the first morning of no school quietly soaking up the early morning sun on the porch, getting an extra long time with my Bible and coffee instead of nudging the kids along to hurry up or we're going to be late.  Instead I was out of the house at 6:15 AM to meet a couple for an engagement shoot.

They were running late so I fooled around with the remote for a couple minutes while I waited.  What an incredible rose garden!

It was so hot, I took the kids to the river for a swim.  I promise I won't keep putting river pictures in, though I have a feeling we'll be there a lot this summer.  Its a two minute drive from our house and if we time it right we can get a free, already prepared, no mess to clean up lunch.  What a deal!

Aiden was content to just play in the shade.

There is also a fun little splash park, though it was mobbed because of the heat.

A 9 Am quick dip, mostly to get the dog tired out and ready to go stay with another family for a couple days.

June 22
After a couple days of really hot weather (yay for me!!) a "cold front came through.  It caused a formidable storm, including hail!

More to come.....