Summer Looks Like...

Well, we've made it through the first month of summer break...and here are a few pretty standard snaps of what summer around here looks like most days.

 

Jack in a Phantom of the Opera Mask.. Tucker with Light Sabers.

 

 

 

I'm sure millions of young kids around the globe are doing the same thing.

 

Russell catching zzzz's wherever he can... a ball park, a swimming pool, etc.

 

 

Our summer morning work.

Note Jack.

You win some, you lose some.

 

*But, I will add- that while most days I go to bed feeling like an ultimate failure of a mother...this has been one thing I have been proud of us for this summer- and that I have enjoyed thoroughly.  Every morning, before they can play electronics or we can go do fun stuff- they have to read and do some school review with me. They also have to get themselves ready and clean up a space.  It's worked well.  I don't miss teaching.  But, when I sit with the boys and do mini-lessons with them, I remember how much I really love teaching. 

 

Oh, this old thing.

Yeah, Wave Runners again.

Bleh.

 

Another passed out kid.

Catching zzz's when/where they can.

 

 

 

Happy Russ.

 

Always.

 

Went and turned 8 months on us!

Rude!!!

He's sooo close to crawling.

NOOOOOOO!

 

 

He wakes up like this every day... I'm not kidding.

 

 

Another epic battle...

Shredder and Leonardo this time.

 

 

Snow Cone visits:

This time I was particularly happy about their interpretation of Tucker's name.

 

 

 

Brother lounging.

 

 

Over treating.

 

More passing out.

 

 

We made a quick overnight trip to the cabin last weekend for Father's Day.

Snapped this little gem on a four wheeler ride.

 

Jack wrote this letter for Brett:

I have the best dad

and he is the

awesomest.  I sure love you.

Thanks for working so

hard. Love, Jack.

Part of our summer this month also looked HOT.  Our A/C pooped out, and we had 3 miserable days.

Here's Russ trying to make due of a crappy situation:

 

 

He was much more content after it was fixed:

 

Oh wait.

He's literally always content.

 

 

We also hit up the Lehi Roundup Rodeo this month.

 

Jack took it so seriously... once he got over the sun being in his face.

 

 

Summer is really the best.

And the worst.

 

These little critters... they're ready for something fun to do the second they wake up until the minute they go to bed every day!