These little baby ducks that hatched in my brother’s classroom (and he was nice enough to share with my kids) went from this size:
…to this size in what seemed like a matter of minutes!:
Elle started summer school because she thought it would be good to get World Studies out of the way for her Sophomore year. She goes from 7:30 to 3:15 Monday- Thurs. At first she did NOT want to go, but she actually secretly loves it.
I wish I had taken a picture of the great moms I got to hang out with a little bit as they were teaching.
Claire’s finger didn’t have to be re-broken after all.
While they were gone, the girls and I worked our tails off cleaning things out at our house, earning this as our reward:
As I looked down that row of sweeties next to me I got such an overwhelmed feeling for how incredibly blessed I am to be the mother of so many girls. Wow, we are going to have fun together in life I tell you!
Dance-offs with the teenagers (I’m mad I don’t have a pic. of the teenagers but they were mostly just on the floor laughing their guts out).
Lu’s summer uniform:
Swim suit fresh from swim team, ratty hair, and she sported that band-aid and pink mustache for a few days too.
Welcome to the world little Lucas!
One nephew was born, one came home from his two-year mission in Argentina:
So proud of that boy!
Max keeps growing:
We bought him size 15 shoes for his birthday.
We both wore BIG shoes to church the next Sunday. (I’ve never worn high heels before but I did it and wobbled around all day.)
Friends:
Ha!
And “sister friends” with creative ideas:
Lots of swim team:
A few of my book club girls decided we should go see The Great Gatsby since we read it this year. It was the craziest of nights but sometimes you just need to say “yes” in the midst of chaos and so Dave sent me off.
I didn’t love the movie, but I sure love the girls. Such a good little get-away.
And it didn’t hurt to come home to the sweetest of notes waiting for me on my bed:
Oh, I love that Claire!
Yes, the summer of 2013 is starting off with a bang.
That note from Claire is the cutest thing I have ever seen!!!
That has to be one of the sweetest notes ever written by a child. She's such a good writer too! Her words are very poetic. Adorable. And cute pictures, it looks like you're having a great summer!
Wow, what a jam packed week? It's just so lovely and shiny and sunny there (whilst it's winter here in Australia!)
Oh my… that note you got from Claire is to die for! I'm definitely a sentimental gal, so I found it really touching!
Your paralyzed friend,
Heather
That Claire is such a sweetheart. Her handwritten note makes me melt. She has such deep love for you!
I went to high school with Natalie Poelman. Such a trip to see her on your blog. It's a small world!
So fun to see this! Claire! What a sweetheart! You'll miss your house but you'll have a lot more room for all those fun teenagers! Glad I was there to see a couple of these snippets!
We totally should have snapped a pic of us from dance! Looks like your summer is going well! We are loving vanderbilt and all that nashville has to offer:)
It's only the middle of June and you've done so much already! How amazing! Capture it all.:)
I think that note made me 'about to cry now,' too. 🙂 Made my day, thanks for sharing.
Claire's note. Absolutely precious. You're doing things right.
I love when you said, "sometimes you need to say yes in the midst of the chaos." That is so true for me as well!