Summer......

We LOVE summer....well summer that is not plagued with 112 degree temperatures...so far so good!

 We have been swimming A LOT!  Kael finally decided to get in the water...now he jumps off of the side of the pool.  He is ready to swim!

 We like to enjoy the "Sodapalooza"  they have here in Texas.  All of the gas stations have .49 cent drinks.  It makes it real hard when you have given up soda.  Sometimes you just have to have to give in.

 We still have lots of messes around here...and 99% of them are caused by Kael.

 We NEED rain here in Texas.  But sometimes it is a little inconvenient when it starts to pour on our way to Target.  So we have to wait it out in the car.  And then it is mad-humid...which is always fun.  BUT...this summer has been exceptionally cooler than last summer so I can't complain.

 And these little bugs have made their return.  They always make such nice sounds.

 Peyton loves to write letters to family.  Sometimes his dad helps with the content of the letters!

 My cute friend Caryn is having twins!  It was so fun to celebrate with her before she moved back to Canada.

 My cute friend Kara also had a baby.  Lots of babies.

 The nights have been cooler this summer {we're still talking 90 degrees} but cooler, nonetheless! 

We like to visit a variety of parks at night to get out all of their energy.

 And the messes continue....ranch dressing all over the floor mat. 

 Awesome.

 I guess Kael misses his binkey?  He found a puzzle piece to suck on.

 He found something that Grandpa HAS to have in his yard.  "Now that's what I'm talking about. This is what Grandpa needs in his backyard!"

 They're still destructive.  This is the third time the curtains have been ripped down.

 And his Dad seems to be just as destructive. 

{trying to fix things}

 A new obsession with baseball has come about.

Sandlot is his favorite!

 "Minga" came down to visit!

 Kael thought that he was going with her.

 We had to say "goodbye" to some more friends.

People need to stop graduating! :)

 Peyton graduated from preschool!

 Kael was a little tired of the ceremony.

 So proud of this cute boy!

 Peyton and his favorite friend Macie!  She is a year older than Peyton and was in our old ward.  Her dad is going to chiropractic school too!

We had a celebratory lunch a Chick-Fil-A!!

And the countdown until our trip to Utah has begun.  My cute mom sent the boys some Tootsie Rolls for the boys to countdown with.  The boys {and I} ate most of them the first day.  

We love summer!  We are so sad that it is half over but we have some fun things coming up!!