the moments in between

wordless wednesday : picture summer

(these are my daily photos for the picture summer class i'm taking at BPS)

1st

 

2nd

3rd

4th

6th

(i didn't get a pic taken on the 5th, oops)

the halfway point

(smokebombs at dusk)

it's crazy, isn't it?  this weekend marked the halfway point of our summer.  6 weeks down, 6 weeks to go.  and july is so packed that i know it will pass in a blink. we have a long family weekend out of town planned, as well as a trip for matthew and the boys to see a KC royals game and a quick trip to cha for me. the boys have a soccer camp and a day camp through school. i have school fundraiser stuff that has to be written up and turned in so it can be printed on time.  there's a fair amount of paper + glue on the to do list, too. and let's not forget the three little boys who want to go to the park, the pool, the sprinkler park, the zoo, the children's museum - or, at the very least, be outside as many waking hours as humanly possible. oh, and someone turns three.

 

(puddles!)

our 4th started out rainy. insanely rainy. not even stormy, just hours of heavy rain.  and then hours of light rain. we took advantage of netflix's streaming movies and watched up, and made pancakes for an early dinner.  by 6ish, the rain let up, so we got in an evening of blowing things up.

 

the boys kept busy w/ smokebombs, snakes and flowers while it was light out..  and a fair amount of just running around together.

matthew had taken alex and ben to the final blast at the 'blatt the night before- they headed out before dinner for the game and finally got home shortly before midnight. so the bigs were both looking a little wiped out by the time it was dark enough for more fireworks.

  

our usual block bbq was cancelled because of the rain but there were still a fair amount of people out and about.  the boys have a set of friends whose grandparents live on our corner, and we ended up crashing their fireworks show once again. =)

sam spent the last hour or so we were there going between loving it and wanting to go home and go to bed, but at the end of the night, he decided that sparklers were pretty cool. and after two late nights in a row, yesterday was a pretty quiet day around here.

we're moving fairly slowly this morning, too - by which i mean that no one was up before 7.  these boys need to learn to sleep in! i'm thinking today might be a sprinkler park day...  i have to admit that i'm too nervous to brave the pool w/ all three on my own.  happy tuesday, everyone. =)

 

right now

(idea stolen from tina)

 

summer simple pleasures : ice cream for dinner and slip-n-sliding before bed

scrapping : the above pic w/ the july sc kit + documentary

seeking : shoes to wear to ckc and cha

listening : pandora's counting crows station

deciding : what to make for our block party potluck tomorrow

wearing : still in jammies

debating : which slice card to buy (40% off at 2peas, eeps!) (and i'm open to suggestions - leaning towards big kid or spring)

hoping : for the storms to hold off tonight - matthew and the bigs are heading to a ball game + fireworks show

entering : books into the omaha public library's website for the boys' summer reading programs

waiting : for matthew to come home w/ a diet coke for me =)

making : a july to do list.  this month should be a fun ride.

have a happy and safe 4th, everyone!

summer boy...

  

...has discovered bandaids.  =)

 i've been slacking the photo taking lately, big time.  and after going back and forth about it, i signed up for tracey clark's picture summer at big picture scrapbooking. even though july is crazy busy. or maybe BECAUSE july is crazy busy - this will force me to slow down and capture that craziness.  because, really, when is summer NOT crazy?  are any of you taking this class?

 

just a little psa : the lasalle and lewis & clark add-ons are now on sale at studio calico - 25% off.  i worked with both of these - i loved the oa wild cards + bright colors in lasalle, and lewis & clark is packed w/ basics - the label stickers, the word stickers, the brads, the bling - good, good stuff.  and that's not even mentioning the hambly rubons, which i have plans for. =) both are now under $20, and will ship for free with your main kit (which is still in stock, but not on sale) if purchased before the 3rd - as will any shop items.

i'm off to sneak a little desk time - i've got a page due today. happy july! =)