End of Summer

Well it's the last weekend before school starts. It's bittersweet because as much as I love the lazy days of summer I'm looking forward to some structure and routine and fall. My FAVORITE time of year is fall, the crisp air, football, and the leaves changing. 

Here's some random pics of our summer in celebration of it coming to an end. 

 Our moms were friends, we were friends, and now our girls are friends. Gotta love it!!

Our vacation to California was awesome. It was so much fun! Yosemite and Seqouia national parks were beautiful and Santa Cruz beach & boardwalk were awesome!

A few weekends ago we went down to port aransas for Damon's birthday. It was SO MUCH FUN! We got to stay and catch up with Damon's brother and sis in law. We ate at adult restaurants (NO mcdonalds), went to the beach, shopping, and just a nice adult weekend. Want to do it again soon!!

Jessi's bachelorette party back in June was a blast! I don't get to hang out with these girls that often but when I do, I always have so much fun!!

At the beginning of summer Emma starred in the Jungle Book for our community theater. It was so much fun and so adorable! It also brought back the acting bug I used to have, so I'm looking to get back into theater. 

It was definitely an AWESOME summer. We are so blessed with family and friends and the experiences we share. Goodbye Summer, we will see you again next year!

Thankful Thursday

This Thursday I am thankful for many things...

...cooler temps and a nice breeze in July

...a quite night alone with my hubby a homemade omelet and a movie 

...weekend plans to look forward to with family and friends

...coffee with buttered pecan creamer 

...fresh vegetables from a garden

Just a few things to be thankful for today...

Family vacation

We went on a major family vacation this year. We drove to California. It was so much fun! We went to Yosemite and Seqouia National park. And to the beach and boardwalk in Santa Cruz.

We had a blast. The kids talk about seeing the largest tree in the world, the General Sherman, playing on the beach, and playing at the arcade. The mountains were absolutely beautiful. And we visited some family in New Mexico on our way there. 

4th of July

Our 4th of July was spent rather low key. We went out to a friends house, talked, laughed, and watched kids play with fireworks. When it got dark we popped some bigger ones. We had a blast!!