Vacations Over!

Reality hits pretty hard the day after vacation. It's back to the regular grind. No more sipping coffee slowly while the morning creeps by. No more laying in the sun under an umbrella with a good book in my hands, no more boardwalk fries, or ice cream or donuts!! Uhhh, I'm feeling bloated all of a sudden.. Anyhoooo.... Now we must....
Mow lawn.

Arlan taught Trey how to drive the mower this summer and what a scary spectator sport this has become. I cringe with every tight turn he makes. But he does it by golly, he does it and without a single scratch.Checking his rows like daddy taught him. Next step.......the corn fields.

Then there's the eggs. Lots and lots of eggs. The kids are getting better at actually "working" this year. But don't get me wrong...every once and a while I'll walk in on Trey taking the equipment apart with his handy dandy screwdriver and Bre walking on the conveyor belt like its my treadmill.

But the cracked eggs must be caught.

And flats must be stacked!

We also got a haircut this summer.. Look closely, can you see it?????

It's a Mohawk!! Inspired by his cousin Grey! Trey and Grey so much alike!!

Summer Days Have Come and Gone!

We always end our summer vacation with a trip to the beach. And what a wonderful week it was! My parents came down for a few days and it was even more relaxing for Arlan and I since they keep the kids entertained from sun up till sun down!!Every day on the beach grandpa built a massive castle for the kids to help with and then wreck at the end of the day.The kids really got into riding the waves this year too.

When I was little my family went to Rehoboth and always spent an evening at the sports complex. So this year they took our kids. We picked a good night because we had the place all to ourselves.

But the pool.......the pool was the hot spot this year! Bre could not get enough of it. She swam, she jumped, she dove for toys, she repeatedly wanted Arlan to throw her in so she could do flips.

And the mini golfing. Sometimes I wonder why we pay to go considering our scores are in the low hundreds but it's all about "quality family time" right?

Summer....we love you. You will be missed!