Enjoying Summer

I can hardly believe June is going to be over in a week.  This summer came in quickly and its just flying by.  As I get farther along in this pregnancy some of the days can seem so long, but really, I just want to freeze time and enjoy these beautiful days with my sweet hubby and boys.  Several evenings, Peter and I have sat in our backyard and just felt so "rich."  We'll watch our boys play together, they'll snuggle on our laps, and our hearts are overflowing with joy.  And we just can't wait to add another little boy to the mix in 6 weeks (still so crazy to think about!!)

Here's a few random pictures of some of our summer fun....

they have soooo much fun playing together on their playground

they spent an afternoon enjoying the train set we picked up for super cheap at a garage sale!

it is one of the best things to watch them bond!

One morning it was a bit overcast but I felt like the boys still needed to get out of the house to burn some energy.  So I headed to a nice little park about 8 minutes from our house where you can play in the river or on the playground.  The boys had fun on the playground then we walked down to the boat ramp area so they could throw rocks in the water.  It wasn't long before they wanted to play in the sand and water though, so once I relented and just let them be the dirt loving, gotta get filthy all the time boys that they are, they had a blast.  They didn't wear pants on the car ride home and immediately had a bath, but fun was had by all!

One weekend, I went with 11 other moms from our church to Black Butte for a 'moms getaway' at a beautiful home owned by a family in our church.  We left after dinner on Friday and came home around just after lunch on Sunday, and it was really fun.  It was so good to get to know some of the other moms in our church that I hardly knew.  We had all our meals made for us and we just chatted, went for walks with stunning mountain views (of course I didn't get a picture!), enjoyed quiet time with the Lord and group devotionals.....it was a nice pause on life to connect with other ladies.  My boys enjoyed spending a little extra one on one time with Daddy.  They even got to sleep in a tent the first night in our backyard.  We set it up before I left and they were soooo excited.  They went to a local parade in town Saturday morning and also went on a hike to a local waterfall.  Both boys walked the whole time and I was so impressed.  It was a fun weekend all around.

A few more pictures of our summer...

the boys still love Friday night movie nights.  Ben loves watching the movie (this night it was How to Train Your Dragon) and Jonah loves the popcorn with a candy surprise at the bottom :-) 

Having a 'Just Dance' dance party with our 4 extra friends one morning while their mom was at an appointment 

summertime just begs for you to attack your Daddy with squirt guns when he comes home from work now doesn't it???  Good times :-)

Summertime, we're glad you're here, don't go by too quickly!