summertime things

All winter long (which seems to span nearly half the year here), I feel like I’m just waiting for the warm weather to make a return.

I live for the green grass, gentle breezes, blue skies and clear swimming pools. We’ve definitely been soaking it all up as much as we can before summer ends in only a little over a month. Why does winter seem to drag on for so long, while summer seems to pass in the blink of an eye?

This past weekend, we went to the swimming pool for the first time since Kaya had her stitches removed. She typically doesn’t even get her head wet, but we were giving her a chance to heal up a bit before we got back in the water.

There is nothing she loves more than playing with her daddy!

Kaelyn is always more than happy to just be wherever mommy is, even if that just means sitting on the lounge chair and watching everyone else play!

Kaya has suddenly become a jogger. We’ll go out for a walk and she’ll run/walk about 1.25 miles. I am so impressed! I love to encourage her to exercise, but I might need to get her some decent sneakers now! Flip-flops are not really meant for this…

The rest of our outside time is spent at the playground. They never seem to tire of it, even if we do go almost every day._MG_8444So grateful for these beautiful days outside with my little family._MG_8443_MG_8447