Life Lately

This summer has been one of my favorite summers in a long time. We are really enjoying the ease of what summer brings. We have gotten to spend time with friends, spend time with family, spend time AS A family, and just PLAY. 

Ainsley took swim lessons at Uncle Bubby’s pool with Anna Beth. She has always been a little fish but she needed some coaching on how to actually swim. Ms. Shelby was great and I am so proud of her learning how to move her arms, legs, and stay on top of the water (she prefers swimming on the bottom). 

Ainsley also got to go to VBS last week at “Camp Immanuel”. Her and Tate had a blast. They loved the songs, the crafts, and the candy. Erin and I traded off taking and picking up the kids, which the kids thought was so fun. 

GG fell and broke her hip, resulting in surgery and now rehab. We went and visited her several times (Ainsley loved the gift shop) and are praying she is back on her feet soon:) we hung out with mom and aunt Ellen playing memory and “hide and seek” during surgery. 

Ainsley is also taking a tap/ballet class once a week. She asked to take ballet this summer, and i wanted her to be able to see if she really liked it. 

I feel bad Parker isn’t old enough to do fun camps and VBS like his sissy. I know it’s sad for him when we drop her off and he doesn’t get to go, so I’ve been trying to be intentional about my one on one time with just him. We’ve had fun lunch dates, played games and let him enjoy being the “only child” for a few hours. 

This weekend we got to hang out with the Stearley’s and go to a Legends Game with the Sarlls. I love baseball games and we had fun, despite Ainsley claiming she was hot since before we walked into stadium. 

Here are some pics of us just soaking up summertime! 

Summa Time

We quickly flipped to summer mode over here. Schedules out the window, bedtimes pushed back, sleeping in, tiring out from the sun, and making new adventures each day. 

We go to the Y often, visit the library, run around and pick strawberries at the orchard, play in the back yard, go on walks, have lots of cookouts and have lots of popsicles. 

Ainsley has been dedicated to her summer chore chart. Waking up each day and making her bed, feeding the pets, getting dressed, and helping clean. At the end of each week of completed chores, she gets money. She saved up to get “Chelsea’s playhouse” she has been wanting. 

She also did a week of soccer camp which she asked to do. She and her friend Tate went and learned soccer skills, daily devotional, and games each morning. 

We have gotten together with lots of friends and have enjoyed time that the busyness of the school year takes away. 

We also have been working on riding our bikes and eating the honey from honeysuckle. 

Our babysitter, Lauren, got engaged and we are over the moon happy for her. Jack, or “big jack” as my kids call him, comes with her if he’s in town and she’s babysitting. This week Lauren brought Ainsley a gift. It was a puzzle and once completed asked her to be their flower girl. Along with it was the sweetest note about how her and jack have watched her grow into a sweet young lady and they wanted her to be a part of their special day. I was all kinds of emotion. Ainsley was mainly nervous:) 

We are soaking up summer as much as we can!