Family, Parenting & Life: Summer so far in pictures

I am always amazed at the amount of pictures I take with my phone. I downloaded them to my computer today and from May through July I took about 147 pictures. I figured by posting all these pictures, it will remind me of some of the things we have done this summer. No wonder I am so tired. These pictures don't even include everything.

Simone swinging at the park. It was bright out, but it wasn't horribly hot yet.

The boys playing on the play set at the park.

Joseph wanting to play outside like always. He looked like a little soccer player here to me.

More outside play. Loving the sidewalk chalk

Eating some yummy cupcakes from Jilly's.

Not a very good picture because Samuel was moving too much, but this was our first time bowling with the kids. They loved it.

Eating at FroYo, one of their favorite places

This is difficult to see, but the boys were having a little cuddle time all together in Samuel's bed.

We were face timing my mom because she found a picture of my when I was about 6 months old. Couldn't believe how much Simone looks like me.

We grew lots of veggies this year and we had some yummy green beans.

Went to the Botanical Garden and fed the fish and walked around.

Eating brunch at the Botanical Gardens. It is SOOOO good. If anyone has a chance to go, it is well worth it.

All three kids having fun together. Right before this, Joseph stood on his chair and it folded up and he went flying on the floor. I ran as fast as I could to grab him and almost wiped out myself because my shoe slipped on my napkin as I jumped up with grab him. There is always drama.

Simone hanging out with her Uncle Jonathan.

Samuel got to sit in a huge fire truck when we were in Tulsa. He is afraid of heights so this was a big deal for him to sit up there.

The boys were so tired in Tulsa, we couldn't keep them awake.

Simone and Papa hanging out on Father's Day

Joseph got to go to a wedding with Savta and Papa. He thought it was so cool even though he had no idea what he was attending.

Samuel had his very first dentist appointment. He did awesome and his teeth looked great too.

When we were in Michigan, Joseph was obsessed with this basket of cars. He clearly never wanted to part with them even in his sleep. This is how he feel asleep almost the entire time when we were there. Plus he slept on a cot the entire time too, which was really cool.

All the cousins hanging out in Michigan. They had matching pajama's and loved being together. They also loved watched TV at night and eating popcorn.

We started finishing our basement and this was the first step, demolition by the plumbers. It was a mess and still is a mess. Not to mention stressful. The noise, the planning the organizing.

On a day that was way too hot to go outside, we set up the bounce house. Everyone needed to get worn out and it did the trick.

Samuel had an amazing time at Burr-Oak camp. This was one of their swim demonstrations. He is actually trying to swim now. It is really excited. He wouldn't go off the diving board, because it was too high up. Maybe next year.

My Dad made these cute little bowls and they are perfect size for Simone portions. This summer she started eating solid food and she hasn't stopped. She is an amazing eater and I love it. There are only a few things she doesn't like: peas, kiwi, pancakes, waffles and not a huge fan of eggs.