Work, Weekends, & Weddings (Part 2)

WEEKENDS

We haven't had a problem keeping busy on the weekends lately. The kids were beyond excited a few weeks ago with the arrival of Papa John & Grandma Deb. We were lucky to have 10 full days with them, especially with an important wedding on the horizon =) As usual, Conor & PJ had some home improvement projects lined up to tackle during lovely Sactown heat.

We knew when we bought this house it would be a "work in progress" for some time, and it hasn't disappointed. The whole fam got in on the action one day, helping with yard projects, while PJ & Conor built a retaining wall, cleared some ground, and spent countless hours digging and gettin’ dirty to spruce up the yard. It’s still taking shape, but looks much better than it did! At this rate, we'll have a beautiful landscaped yard by the time the kids are in high school =)

Thankfully, the majority of their time here was spent swimming, exploring the river trails, checking out some movies, and just hanging out each day. Even had a chance to snap off a few pix...

Angelic sisters (Ally, Libby)

Group tree hugging is all the rage these days...

Mo-Mo, looking way too old lately

Who knew Papa John's speed hurdles would be such a big hit?

PJ & his quartet of future tracksters

Best of all, we got a visit from Uncle Mike for a few days as well! The kids love him, and were enamored with his renditions of Dr. Seuss' classics =)

Looking back on the past few months makes us realize how lucky we are. It's been a very special and busy summer. We've enjoyed being a family as much as possible on the weekends and I'm sure we'll look back on these times with great memories when we're scattered off in 8 different directions with sporting events, socials, and life in general in years to come.

Hope you and yours are enjoying a great summer (what's left of it) as well! Have a great week!

xoxo

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Work, Weddings, & Weekends (Part 1)

Life has been speeding by at a breakneck pace for the past few months. I'm gonna try and catch up over the next couple of posts :).

Returning to work has been a blessing, I LOVE my job and we are truly grateful for this new stage in our lives. It’s also presented some scheduling challenges we hadn’t faced before... the kids don’t start school until September.

After scrambling to line up help and fun to keep the kids active and engaged in July, things settled in very nicely. We were lucky to have two awesome babysitters help out before they headed off for college. Chelsea & Lauren, both awesome young ladies that Conor had a chance to coach in soccer,were awesome and the kids absolutely LOVED them. Somehow, we never got a picture with either before they had to take off - but we hope to see them on holiday break. We miss you girls!

Next up, the kids attended a day camp at our awesome gym, for two weeks. Our quartet can be handful, and the staff does an amazing job keeping them occupied with creative projects, swimming, and all around fun during the day. Thank you to everyone at CalFit! Ya'll are like family to us.

Then, the kiddos did a week of Bible camp with Mary Jo. Again, where has my camera been?? They had such a wonderful time and LOVED spending each day with MJ. Mary Jo, you are a Saint. Thank you for the beautiful week. The kids can't wait for next summer. :)

We are such lucky people, to have so much love in our lives. Even though I'm working, I know the kiddos have been in wonderful hands. It's been great practice for the upcoming school year and we are ALL ready for Kindgarten to begin.

TTFN more to come asap............................

xoxo

Gen