Summer Update!

The summer is winding down—I can’t believe how fast May, June, and July went by!  I guess when you are busy and having fun, it definitely does fly by.

Lately, we have enjoyed the non-extreme temperatures and have been playing outside a lot—Addi LOVES playing with chalk so we have the most decorated driveway, landscaping bricks, and sidewalks around! 

Austin had been practicing all summer for the Summer Family Musical “Seussical” at Lexington Children’s Theatre.  They finished up their practices and began performances recently and it was WONDERFUL.  Their hard work really paid off.  Addi enjoyed it too and did great at sitting still during the performance.  After the show, we wanted to have her picture made with the Cat in the Hat but she wasn’t too sure about getting so close! 

I found this trike on Craigslist for her.  She has a pink and purple Radio Flyer tricycle but she just doesn’t quite have the hang of it yet so I bought this for her hoping that it would be easier for her to learn on.  She is doing great and it’s nice that I can just hold on to the handle and help steer her in the right direction.  Steering is probably the area she needs the most practice on!  She really has improved a lot since getting this though!

Craig has been working on the landscaping bricks in the front of our house.  We knew it was going to take a lot of bricks to do it but so far, he is up to 323 bricks and still going strong!  Needless to say, it’s been a huge project but he is quite the brick-layer!  Eventually, we plan to add some shrubs, trees, flowers, etc.. to our landscaping but for now, it is just dirt, rocks, and landscaping bricks!  This is a picture of Addi watering the flowers--which is HER job!  She loves it!

My mother and father-in-law, Ruth and Roy Vahle, celebrated their 50^th wedding anniversary on August 5^th.  What an accomplishment!  We all got together for a dinner party at Equestrian Woods Clubhouse to celebrate the occasion and had a great time.

We have gone to Herrington Lake a couple times recently.  The first time we went was not a lot of fun.  Our boat apparently had a dead battery and while on the lake, we had to be jumped 4 times!  Needless to say, we got a new battery as soon as we got back to land.  The second trip was much more enjoyable—we spent a lot of time swimming and just cruising around before stopping at Chimney Rock Marina for dinner on the lake. 

Of course there has also been trips to get ice cream, froyo, and SLEEPOVERS too!

Bad hair day!

Another exciting announcement:  Austin has his DRIVER’S LICENSE!  He passed on the first time—no real surprise there.  He is a great driver.  He will be starting his junior year on August 15^th and will be driving himself to school!