Stretching Out Summer

Summer is quickly coming to an end.  The pool is closed now during the day.  There are buses passing our house in the morning.  I am watching my 2 cuties 3 afternoons a week, plus one more 1 day a week.  We started our back to school shopping!

Check out the girls' new shoes for school.  I'm a little OBSESSED with them...they are so cute and sparkly!  Not to mention it's a great brand.  When you buy a pair, a pair is donated to a child in need.  If you aren't familiar with TOMS shoes, you should check them out!  Mommy may have even bought herself a pair...sans the sparkles!  Thanks Grandma for our back-to-school shoes!!!!

As we prepare for the start of school and a busy schedule that involves preschool for both girls, ballet, gymnastics, library classes, music classes, speech for Caitlin, and lots of fun activities, we are trying to just enjoy the last few weeks of summer.  Lots of trips to the park.  Lots of trips for ice cream.  Lots of staying home and enjoying our time. This weekend we had a fire in our firepit and made smores, just another small glipse of summer! 

They rebuilt a park that is close enough to our house that Abigail can ride her bike, so we have been going there A LOT!  I know when we pass that park on the way to school each day this year, I'll remember what a fun summer we had there!

Crazy Slide

Caitlin is a monkey.  She doesn't know she's only 1 and shouldn't be going up the climbing wall.  (I also had Rosie this day, so these 3 had a fun day).

Riding with Mommy (mostly is in her car from Aunt Julie and Uncle Joe on the ride to the park.

The view from the stroller.  CUTE!

Another busy week....getting prepared for our weekend of FUN!  In four short days, I will be on a plane with my sisters headed to Vegas for a sisters' weekend to celebrate Jules bday (thanks to my brother-in-law for the trip) and see Sugarland!  Rob will be taking the girls up to the cabin and is so excited for the weekend alone with them...and they are equally excited.  I hear they may actually get to go to the golf course....

Then next week, Rob starts his NEW JOB (same company, new position).  We are all really excited for this new chapter in his life.  There will be some adjustments for all of us as his job is now next to Sox Park, and he starts at 5am...but he now has bachelor pad (aka Grannie Frannie's place) to stay when he needs.  We went down to Grannie Frannie's place this weekend to set it up and it brought back so many great memories for me..so I'm so happy we still have this place because to me it lets me spend some more time with my grandma!  We also went and paid our respects to my grandparents, drove past their first house, and stopped at Superdawg, so it was a great day! 

Happy Tuesday!  We are off to enjoy summer!  ;)