Summer Fun

Summer time is upon us and while we're waiting for this girl to make her appearance we're going to make the most of our last days as a family of 4. Quarantine time has really helped us appreciate each day as it is rather than planning too much into the future. It's really hard for me to not know what we're doing each weekend, but I'm working on getting over that a little bit.

So far this summer we've had some fun days swimming in our backyard. Unfortunately, I had to pay 3 times as much for the same inflatable pool since our last one popped, but it's worth it to see the girls have so much fun splashing around. Our neighborhood pool is obviously closed so this is the closest we have to giving them pool time.

We also have a fun opportunity this summer of showing the girls about birds and their nests. We found we have a couple of birds making nests against our house and we get to show them about how birds build them, live in them, feed their babies, and learn to fly. I love being able to have a new learning experience for them, especially when it's animal related.

We've had some fun letting the girls draw with sidewalk chalk on our driveway. I usually just sit in front of the garage so I can keep an eye on the whole front area for where the girls run around. I actually love letting them run in the front yard and on the sidewalk to see where the limits are. I think they feel they have more freedom, but they are good at listening to us if they get too far or too close to the road.

We've also been doing some light yard work. Larry's been moving the large rocks into our back yard (with Cara's help). We also have reached out to companies to get some grass installed in our back yard. We finally made the decision that half our yard should be grass and the other half can be drought tolerant. The grass part won't be completed until after the baby is born, but we at least have it scheduled and I'll be SO excited to have that part done. We'll probably finish the rest next summer.

We've also finally been able to run a few mini errands to get out of the house once in a while. We have walked Cabelas and Hobby Lobby (where we got a tie-dye kit for Independence Day shirts I plan to do this year) and we're hoping to have one more dinner night out before this girl is born.

Summer has just started and it's already been so great!