Summer days

July 17…not sure how in the world that happened.
Summer has halfway passed us by.
But, with Lexi heading off to full day kindergarten, and Ryleigh enrolled
in the three day 2s this fall, we are doing our best to ensure that these summer days
are happy and fun and full.
We have been busy with summer camps, busy swimming and soaking up the sun,
busy making memories with our buddies and simply just enjoying family time.
The girls are becoming the best of friends (most of the time) right before our eyes -
that in itself is pretty darn awesome.
Here is a snapshot from the first half of our summer.

The last day of preschool warranted something pretty special.

So, several of Lexi's best buddies came over for an evening of freeze tag,

Frozen sing alongs, movies and popcorn.

And then, we hosted Ava for our very first sleepover party.

When I went in to check on the girls, I found them like this.

Lexi had climbed down from her bed and was fast asleep next to her bestie.

They slept the whole night through!

 A visit to the zoo before it got too hot

These kiddos had a great time

 A visit to the Arboretum

The new children's garden and playground is always a hit

Good minds think alike

 First pony ride

 Kicking off summer at the Cocotos' house

Despite the sad faces from her little buddies,

Ryleigh surprised us all and did NOT push even a single time

 Raspberry picking/eating

 Can you tell someone is desperate to keep up with the big kids?

 Her first movie - How to Tame Your Dragon 2

She didn't love it, but she didn't hate it either

 Proud owner of her very first library card

We returned home with several Fancy Nancy's 

 Who doesn't love Steel City Pops

Gluten free, dye free, and still delicious

 Getting our waterpark on

Watching the fireworks with some of our favorites

Ryleigh was not wanting to participate in the photo op

 Summer birthday parties are the best,

especially when they mean pool parties and funny magic shows

 Last minute fishing trip at White Rock Lake

We tried luring them in with bacon and chicken nuggets

Not surprisingly, we didn't catch anything, and it got so hot, that we gave up trying

Still a fun adventure though