Monday
Jason, Kevin, Holli, and I took Elia, Austin, Ava, and Jake to see their Nana and Pepaw. Nana made cookies and had ice cream for the kids. They loved it! I just hate I didn't get a picture of Nana and Pepaw with all the grandkids!
Since Carol was out of town, we offered to take her kids for the night so they could go to Wild River Country with us the next day. Ava and Cami loved playing with dolls.
Elia and Dalton had fun playing with the Wii. They all managed to go to bed at a decent hour despite their excitement of the water park the next day.
Tuesday
We woke up around 6am and hit the road at 7am to head to Little Rock. We had such a great time. There were several teachers and their kids as well as several AES parents and their kids. Once again, we didn't get a picture of everyone. In fact, I only managed to get 3 pictures that day. Carol will be happy to know that I was more focused on watching her kids than taking pictures. LOL! Here are the 4 kiddos waiting for lunch.
Here is a picture of Dalton and Cami that I texted to Carol so she could see her sweet babies while she was in Washington.
We stopped for dinner at the nastiest McDonald's that side of the Mississippi River. It smelled like Stinky Feet, and it was dirty and just gross. We managed to get the kids fed though and back on the road.
Wednesday
We took this day to rest. Kevin and I met with Pastor Brian at Faith about getting a mission trip going to Guatemala. It looks like we are headed there the last week in June next summer!
Thursday
Kevin continued to work on our backyard project with his dad. It is really coming along! I can't wait to reveal the final project! We also went to the Arlington Community Cookout. It was a lot of fun, and I was amazed at how the community all came together! I wouldn't want to live anywhere but Arlington!
Friday
Kevin and his dad were working on the backyard so I took the girls to Michelle's pool for about 2 hours. It was cloudy but they didn't mind.
Here is Elia with sweet Lily.
And Ava with Lily (I love Elia's face in the background.)
I also cleaned out the garage. I used my label maker and painter's tape to mark off areas so the kids know where to park all the toys.
Kevin and I celebrated our anniversary by going to the Olive Garden. It's hard to believe we have been married 17 years!!! I love him more and more every day!
Carol watched our girls while we went to dinner. She managed to get this cute picture of Elia in the water slide.
It is sad to know I am writing my last summer post! However, we had so much fun each and every day! Here is recap of the things we managed to do during the past 9 weeks:
* carnival
* bowling
* Wild River Country water park (3 times)
* children's museum in Little Rock
* Incredible Pizza
* garage sale
* Smores
* library
* Jerry's Snowcones
* movies
* swimming at Germantown pool, neighbor's pool, and cousin's pool
* waterslide in yard
* pedicures and manicures
* Chuck E Cheese
* skating
* Dalton's baseball games
* Music on the Square
* fishing
* fireworks
* Putt-Putt
* Ripley Water Park
* visit with both Nanas
* new haircuts
* new contacts
* day trip to Pickwick
* cleaned out closets and garage
* VBS
* Of course, played in the cove just about every night
Looking at this list, we really can't complain that it's time to go back to work. We are truly spoiled with 9 weeks of fun! It is always bittersweet when the summer comes to an end and a new school year begins. We are always sad to leave summer behind, but there are always new adventures awaiting us when school starts back. We have the excitement and anticipation of a new classroom as well as a new school year for our own children. It is hard to believe I have one going into 2nd grade and one going into 4th. I look forward to seeing what this new school year brings!
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