Summer 2012

This summer has gone by quicker than any other summer of my 6 years. Mom says once school starts, summer gets shorter and boy, is she right. I'm glad, though, because I am so excited to start 1st grade. I can't wait to see who my new teacher is and meet my friends in class.

Kindergarten ended with a bang.  Mom invited a bunch of friends over for a last-day-of-school playdate.  We threw water balloons, ate junk food, and just ran around celebrating our freedom!

I finished up baseball and had a pizza party to celebrate.

We've spent a few weekends at the lake with MiMa and PaPa and Andy, Sammy, and Molly even joined us for one!

Of course, we've been going to Busch Gardens some.  We haven't made it quite as much as we did last year (we went three days in one week last summer) but we have had a lot of fun when we've gone!

We spent July 4th at the pool. We are usually at Grandma and Granddad's but the holiday fell during the week this year so we stuck around here.  The pool was a blast, though...I've never seen so many people there!  Even Emily had a good time!

I turned the big-6 on July 5th!!!  I decided that I wanted to go to Water Country instead of having a party. We had so much fun there that we didn't take one single picture!  It was awesome and I rode eveverything there. I have become quite adventurous in my old age.  We did have the family over for dinner and cake...and presents, of course.

To top off my birthday, Aunt Ashley had her baby!!!  Baby Owen Robert was born on MY BIRTHDAY!!  Mom, Emily, and I went to visit him the day after he was born. He is SO cute and Aunt Ashley and Uncle Joe let me hold him!

After all of that excitement, we headed down to Myrtle Beach for summer vacation!!! We stayed in the same resort as we did last year but this year, we weren't chased away by a hurricane.  We had a great time but Mom and Dad kept saying something about how vacations were supposed to be relaxing and how that's the one thing they didn't get to do. I don't know what they were talking about, though. Who wants to relax when there's swimming, skim boarding, and putt-putting to do!

Between all of this, we've just been doing the 'normal' stuff.....Vacation Bible School, swimming at the pool, and playdates with friends.

Slip 'n Slide with Owen and Liam

Who needs Water Country when you can make your own water slide?!

Emily's morning playtime

Playing ball

Acting silly

It's hard to sum up the summer in one blog post.  We still have three weeks left and we are trying to make the most of it!

Life after Spring Break

Life went back to normal after spring break. I went back to school and Ryan did silly things like picnicking in the garage.

We had a party out at Davis' farm where we ran wild, painted birdhouses, hit pinatas, and ate icecream until we were sick.

 We played "Super Baby" with Emily.

I lost my very first tooth!!!!!!!!

Emily ate food for the first time.

and posed for pictures on her 6th month birthday.

Finally, Henry and Adam came for a visit on their way to Virginia Beach.

Now we are gearing up for summer....the pool, the beach, and the lake!

Well, spring has come and gone and it's feeling a lot like summer around here.  Three more weeks of schools and then I am home free!!!  I can't wait to sleep in, playoutside all day, and stay up late (although I think Mom probably has other plans for me on that one).

Spring was fun....we saw the Easter Bunny at church and had a fun egg hunt. 

Ryan had a playdate birthday party and showed off in some pink sunglasses.

 and then had a lunch date with Mom while I was at school.

 This is my class getting ready for an Easter Egg Hunt before Spring Break.

Then, the day before school let out, we had Field Day.  This is my teacher, Mrs. Johnson.  We did all kinds of fun relay races and then got to leave school before noon!

 Easter was fun. Grandma and Grandaddy spent the night and the Easter Bunny brought all kinds of fun stuff.

Then, everyone else came over and we had an Easter Party and Egg Hunt.  Miss Emily looked really pretty!

It was my first Spring Break and Ryan and I got to go home with Grandma and Grandaddy to spend a few nights. We were so excited and then I came down some type of stomach bug and spent the whole visit on the couch.  They took really good care of me, though....it was better than being at home! 

Mom and Dad tried to make up for it by taking us to Busch Gardens that Friday.

 (Dad made me ride some silly kiddy ride with Ryan)

We were worn out and passed out before we left Williamsburg.

We got a second wind, though, and left the next morning for the lake house with MiMa and PaPa. We spent the entire weekend fishing and playing and it was so much fun!

Spring Break ended up being really fun!  It went by way too quick and I'm still holding on to my raincheck to spend a few nights with Grandma and Grandaddy this summer!