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Sum...Sum...Summertime, Weeks 6,7 AND 8

Wow!  Am I really that far behind?  The first five weeks of summer seemed so fun and carefree.  We had a wonderful daily routine and every Friday was meticulously planned out to include fun, education and lots and lots of amazing memories. Remember Week 1??

Then.... I had to sell a house.

Have you ever sold a house?

How about a house you have lived in for over 8 years?

Do you know how much stuff you accumulate in 8 years??!!

"Sum...Sum...Summertime"  quickly turned into "Werk Werk Werk Werk Werk"

Thankfully friends and family, and the wonderful volunteers at a local Vacation Bible School helped to provide some fun times for my kiddos in my absence.  And I stepped away from the "werk", every now and again, to participate in the fun myself.

Here goes three weeks in pictures:

First we picked up Landry from a fun week at GiGi and PawPaw's House.  And we went to go visit MawMaw, where she let each of us choose a mini tea-set, from her collection, to keep as our own.  The kids loved looking at all the details of each set and were so excited to choose one for themselves.  However, most of all, we just enjoyed visiting with her and hearing her tell us about each tea set.






Later that evening, the kids tried their hand at lightning bug hunting.  A joy city kids usually never get to experience.  Landry had practice during the week, so she had become quite the pro!




The next day, we went to Shreveport, where I got to meet my adorable new nephew! I could have kissed those sweet cheeks all day long!! 



We ended our day at Nana's and Poppy's where the kiddos picked corn, drove the golf cart, rode on Poppy's invention, "The Redneck Sled", and Jet Skied.  All this packed into one day, Nana and Poppy sure know how to show us a good time!








































We arrived back home in time to celebrate the Fourth of July.
We met up with our friends at a pool party hosted by our gym, where we met cartoon characters and filled up on free hotdogs, cotton candy and snowballs.  We ended the night with a few sparklers




The next day, I had an extra special date planned for Landry and me.  I found out our local "Painting With a Twist" Studio was doing a class for kids to paint their pets.  Landry adores our dog, and has never know life without him.  I knew it would be so meaningful for her to have the opportunity to paint a portrait of him.  I took advantage of our one-on-one time and took her to breakfast at the most adorable French Bakery, beforehand.































As I mentioned earlier, there was a local VBS, with the most wonderful volunteers.  My kids all had a ball and it freed me up to paint...and paint...and paint...and spend a some time with some of my sweet friends over lunch.


Also, one of our favorite days of the year, Cow Appreciation Day, made for a nice treat in the middle of the week.

And we did manage to continue our "Where's Waldo" festivities, where Landry and her bestie cooked us up an authentic French meal.  The menu included Tomato Basil Soup (La Madeline's Style), Cheese Puffs, and Macarons with lemon filling.  Parfait!



















My crazy boys, skipped the soup and chose PB&J instead.  Their loss!



My Mom also came to stay with us, the weekend after her birthday, so we threw her a "double nickels" birthday party, since she turned 55.  We even made her a special Keto dessert.







After, my kids discovered a new love for making paper airplanes after watching the movie "Paper Planes"


And this one is always finding ways to build new things.  Here, he is showing me his sword, shield, and bow and arrow :)

Cory had a few days home, and while we spent most of the time doing home improvement projects, we did sneak away to get some of the best donuts in town

A few days later, I met up with the grandparents to handover all the kiddos.  This time the boys got to spend a few days at GiGi's and PawPaw's, while Landry got to spend some time at Nana's and Poppy's.  This enabled me to prepare our house for our first Open House. Everything was a success, and we are hearing from more and more people interested in our home.

Finally, after meeting back up with the kids, we got the chance to get away for a bit, to a Beach near Galveston.  My parents rented a condo and invited us to go along.

It.
Was.
Glorious.

I'll let the pictures speak for themselves:









































































Finally, we ended the week by picking up Cory from the airport in Houston and traveling back home together, but not before stopping at Krispy Kreme to pick up a hot dozen donuts (I'm sensing a trend here. LOL)

After a full day of travel, we finally made it to our home, safely and soundly, thankful for the weeks ahead. <3 

Till Next Time!


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