summer time, and the livings E Z

I love love Summer. I've enjoyed it even more this year because I know our life is about to change. I feel like I'm about to start a new phase in my life now that the kids are starting school and sports. They went to school in Italy but it never quite felt like the real thing. Homework, activities, helping at school, practice and games will now consume my life for the next 19 years. I have really enjoyed this "age" that the 3 kids are at. The are independent, but still dependent and their schedules are wide open.

Ryan is still out of town and has about 2 more weeks. Less if I'm lucky. I really don't know when he is coming home. We are half way moved back into our house. We emptied our storage unit and I've loaded the Suburban twice with boxes and what not. None of this would've been possible with out the help of Ryan's parents! But there is still a ways to go. Every time we move, I'm amazed at how big of a pack rat Ryan is. And I try to compensate by getting rid of my stuff. We have a bin with all of his memorabilia t-shirts! Another bin full of every single pair of Michael Jordan shoes he ever owned. Completely worn out by the way. So maybe if I hold his hand this time as he goes through boxes, I can help cure him. At least it isn't cats.

I can't believe I'm into the double digits of my due date countdown. I'll post pictures at 30 weeks. I told my step Dad, "Sometimes I wonder if I think I'm cute pregnant but will look back on pictures and wonder what I was thinking!" Mainly the bikini wearing. I think my belly is cute in a bikini. Stretch marks look so much more attractive when they are stretched to their limit rather than non pregnant and raisin like. agree?

One last thing, I turned 28 this month. Not much of a celebration but I plan on making up for it when Ryan gets home. On my b-day, I happened to not be eating sweets that week, so no cake. I had to clean our house after the renters moved out. But I did take the kids for a swim and my sister and I grabbed a bite to eat for dinner together.

I have been so bad at photo taking but these are from a day at the Salem pond, feeding the ducks. I was so happy when we pulled up to the park and saw all the big shady trees!


And tonight we had a church party that was a BBQ and swimming. My kids love this pool so it was a great bribe all day when they were misbehaving. I did resist wearing my bikini and wore a too small tankini instead.

Cloe figured out how to dive

Brody thinks he did too

Abbey just being cute. They swam for 2 1/2 hours and I loved it because I knew they would sleep like a rock!