Long Overdue...

Our summer really has been more fun than it appears in our blog! We have been on the go so much and I just haven't had the time (or quite frankly the energy) to keep up with all of our pictures and postings. But, I figured, if I don't get caught up now I never will...so here is my attempt at catching up! I knew I wouldn't have the patience to do it all in one post, so there are a few event specific posts below this one...but here are some additional random things we have done so far this summer...

We drove to the mountains one weekend and had a picnic...

and hiked to a waterfall...

and found a stream that both Daddy...

and Nate played in.

Michael had a tennis match near Stone Mountain one Saturday morning so we decided to spend the afternoon there. Nate had fun riding the train around the base of the mountain (If you look really closely you will see Thomas in his hand...as you scroll through the next few posts you can play "Where's Thomas?" He loves his trains and pretty much always has one in his hand!).

We had a pool party and cookout with the Pavloffs and Luskins in July. Nate, Amanda, and Jackson played their own version of Cornhole...

did lots of swimming.

Jackson, Austin, Amanda, and Nate taking the wagon home for the evening.

Nate and I rolled out the paper one Saturday and brought out the paint and brushes and glue and created a messy masterpiece. Here is Nate admiring his work.

Here he is doing the "Thanks for Letting Me Make a Giant Mess Mommy!" dance.

The Artist at work

Then cleaning himself (and Cameron) off in the yard afterwards.

He is also working hard at figuring out how to dress himself. Sometimes he does a great job, some times it gets confusing.

We have played in the water a lot this summer...sometimes at the pool, but sometimes its fun to just turn a sprinkler on in the yard...

That (and the following posts) is just a snapshot of what has been going on the last couple of months with us. We haven't done anything extravagant this summer but it's been a good one none-the-less. It's such an amazing thing to experience summertime with a child...it makes doing simple things all the more fun! We hope your summer has been as fun as ours...