andy grows up

  we saw this movie last night:

i cried.

just a little. 

i kept thinking about him.

 

and this little guy.

they are not packing their bags for college or missions yet, but I know about growing up and it comes all too fast.

(Keaton and "Buddy")

who's your daddy?

(keaton's acrostic poem he made at cub scouts.  Go Cubbies!)

(i spy a random peanut in the picture)

(he is a kid at heart)

 

(our sons and daughters adore him...and so do I)

scalped

crawling around the pool with your eyes closed can be hazardous to your head (& hair).

hello summer

I can't believe we are already three weeks in.

I can't believe that it's been three weeks since we've said goodbye to our great teachers and goodbye to 1st, 2nd, 5th and 7th grades.

And yet, we've had 2 dentist (six cavities--one mouth!), 6 orthodontist, and 2 eye appointments. 

Keaton's little league team finished up their season in the #1 bracket.  So fun!

 

Kate has been to girls camp and back.

The boys have been going to a summer sports camp and loving it.

Brian and I snuck away to a hotel for a night and had a yummy breakfast in the morning.  Fresh squeezed OJ to die for.

Kate and Shelby have cleaned out and wiped down and organized my kitchen cabinets, my pantry, and my inside & out refrigerators.

I've washed never-ending loads of towels and bathing suits.

Cups and more cups fill up my dishwasher everyday.

And we are only three weeks in.

Hello summer.

*unrelated p.s.*

This was on the wall in Keaton's classroom and I loved it:

"Discipline is a form of love and you will be loved."

Thousand(s) (of) Dollar(s) Smile