8.05.2014

Insta-Summer

As the countdown to Kindergarten begins (fewer than three weeks!), I'm already nostalgic for the carefree days of summer! I was looking through my Instagram pictures from the summer and wanted to share them with you. While smart phone photography can't replace the quality or precision of my beloved Nikon, it sure is handy for recording everyday moments and sharing the snapshots with friends and family. Here are some of my favorites that sum up our summer days.

We went camping a few times, and popped the trailer up in our garage after being rained out on Memorial weekend!


We did lots of swimming, whether at Nana's house...


...or at Pirate's Cove...


...and even did some skating. 

There were Daddy's softball games...


...and Rangers baseball games.


Noah enjoyed Explorer Camp at the Fort Worth zoo while Audrey and Mommy spent a day with friends.



Through the summer, we played LOTS of dress-up!









We took a great vacation to Vicksburg, Gulf Shores, and New Orleans...


 ...and the highlight for Noah was the free Coke!

Still, he learned a lot about battles. 

We even celebrated a birthday on our trip with one of the nicest dinners EVER!

We helped with and participated in Vacation Bible School and Bible Hour...
VBS picture

Waiting for the kids to arrive at Bible Hour

...and even got to play with the triplets across the street!

I got to feed Sawyer one morning!

Of course, Noah and Audrey spent lots of time with their grandparents, and sometimes even let me come.


We did coloring, good and bad...
Good

Bad

...and played with each other and with friends.
Our neighborhood playground



Noah's "LEGO Jail"

Cody came to spend the night


Levi spent a day with us

Bowling with Caleb and Levi


Oh, and sometimes we even played with pretend friends. 

Noah and Audrey rarely spent a night apart, and NEVER in their respective beds.


Of course, we ran errands and had outings...
Carousel at the mall



Perusing the toy aisle at Target

Sno-cones!

...and for about a day, considered potty training. 
Audrey wears all eight pairs of "Frozen" panties

Oh, and don't forget the 4th of July parade!

It wasn't all fun and games--there was some down time...


...and some occasional chores.

What a great summer!

1 comment:

Diana @ wonderfully made. said...

I love this! Aren't you glad someone downloaded instagram for you?!