Summer Play

Having some fun at the park...

(Swim goggles are his current favorite fashion accessory!)

Playing with Daddy at the mall! 

Puddles

I love the rain...it's my favorite type of weather...however, rain does keep the boys from backyard fun, and we can't have too many days of that in a row! This past week we had several rainy days, so we headed out for a walk when it took a break and found a few puddles along the way! 

I'm not quite sure of the reason we can't all look at the camera and smile at the same time...

Who really needs rain boots anyway?

It's really hard to get a good picture of N right now...he's always moving! :-)

Eating Fresh

One great thing about growing your own produce is how excited the kids get about seeing everything grow! The boys were able to harvest and enjoy carrots this evening while playing outside! :-)

Library Cards!

We visit the library weekly, both to enjoy the activities there and to bring new books home to read. The maximum number of items you can check out is 30. That wasn't a problem when I was going with just a couple of babies, but now I have 4.5 small people picking out books, plus the ones I need! (N is the half...his attention span is not quite up to par with browsing through rows of books. He and L just chill in the stroller!) 

So, today, the 4 bigs got their own library card! Yay! We're doing the summer reading program, and they each got their own library backpack as their first prize from that, so now they are really set! 

Waiting patiently for the lady to put them in the computer system. Please note the "closed" sign. Apparently if you fill out four different forms with four different kids standing (somewhat still and quiet) next to you, two babies in a stroller, and 5 bags of books to check out, they fear you will hold up the lines forever and they open a special one just for you! :-)

We love our library! 

Confession...

See this happy little man? Well, the past two days he has been quite unhappy. :-(. He and N both got hand-foot-mouth disease. This stuff is awful! They have not been eating or sleeping well, so when L fell asleep in the car today, I was not about to risk waking him up. 

Confession: I turned the car around, visited a drive through and then drove around for almost an hour while little man slept and everyone else munched on chicken and french fries. It was so not a Pinterest worthy lunch or activity, but this is real sleep-deprived-mom-of-6 life y'all! 

For a great read on a Pinterest worthy life, check out this post:

http://www.feminagirls.com/2013/06/26/gods-board/#more-5761

Going Swimming

We've been swimming!!! the kids love, love, love it and we go a few times every week. We are thankful to be able to go swimming so often as its been pretty hot and the kids need some energy release! My aunt and uncle live about 10 miles away, and they have a pool that we are welcome to use regularly. I'm so grateful that they are willing to share their blessings with us! None of our kids know how to swim yet, so the first time we went we all hung out on the steps. Next stop? Target! Now the 4 oldest have life jackets and those have turned them into little fish. They are all over the pool by themselves leaving just the two little guys for us to wrangle. Pretty enjoyable! 

Now some pics...what blog post is complete without pictures of my cute kiddos?! :-)

Ready to swim! 

The big boys! 

The girls! 

The 4 bigs, mid jump! 

So much fun! 

N likes to jump too! 

N swimming with mommy! 

L and Daddy! 

B loves to swim and is fast! 

H having a great time! 

C swimming laps! 

N and J playing!

L had too much fun! Sweet boy! 

Playing Dress-up!