Summer 2011

Sooooooo...

hmmmm...


where to start.

This was supposed to be a 8 July 2011 post with pics from the lake on the 4th of July.  There's lots of reasons its not.  This summer was harder than I thought it would be for numerous reasons...knee surgery among other things that I won't bore you with.  I did however have lots of fun spending time with my kiddos...they are little nutballs who are growing so fast.

Okay, so did you make sure you went to the bathroom and got yourself a snack?  This is going to be a long one!  I'm talking like 108 pictures, peeps.  Here's the summer overview...the five from the summer. 

1.  The lake...

I know I've had plenty of pics already, but ask any of the kids and the very favorite part of the summer would be running off the end of the dock at the lake.

2.  Baseball...

Tate played Nearball two nights a week again this summer.  Eric enjoyed coaching with Gary again this year.  We were so excited that HE was more excited about it this year.  No more bird watching!

Avery played Teeball two mornings a week.  She had lots of fun and is a great hitter...her least favorite part is that she had to hit off the tee!

Beckett, though not old enough to play organized ball, spent lots of his summer playing.  He is definitely the baseball enthusiast of the house.  After Tate's games we would have a Newman family game til the sun went down.  All he wanted for his birthday this year was real cleats and a Twins jersey.  I see quite a few years at the field for this little fella.

3.  Hair cuts...

After fighting with Avery for months about brushing her hair, I finally had enough of the fight and got her to agree to chop her hair.  We started out slow but have gone shorter since.

Before

After

While we were there, Kasey talked Beckett into a much shorter cut as well.  He seemed to grow up in 15 minutes!

4.  Friends and fam...

The time spent with friends this summer was fabulous.  All five of us are blessed with great people in our lives.

At John and Sara's pool with Paige

At the ballpark with Brielle

Collecting Treasures at Gigi and Grandpa Merle's

At the Corn Chaff Days Parade with Addie and Livi

At the Lake with the Pankakes

At National Night Out with the Culdesac Kids

With Grandma Lois at Kara's Grad Party

At CJ's Cabin with Molly, Leah, and CJ

At the Savage Fountain Park with the Preschool Crew

5. Beckett's birthday party...

The end of summer now means Beckett's birthday party.  Because we celebrate with cousin Jackson whose birthday is August 2nd, we have their birthday right before school starts so that it is the middle of the birthdays.  An added bonus is I get it done before I go back to school!  Rach and I have so much fun planning together.

This year we had a Go Dog. Go! party based on one of our favorite books of all time.  I can still hear my mom reading it to me!

The Birthday Boys

The Decor











Do you like my hat?

























Go, Dogs.  Go!






A Big Dog Party



The Guest Book



Other Random Party Favorites






Did you make it through?  I'm impressed.  Enough for tonight.