Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Living the Lullaby

Summertime,
and the living is easy.
The fish are jumping,
and the cotton is high.
Your daddy's rich,
and your mama's good looking.
So, hush little baby.
Don't you cry...

Our strawberries are ripe and ready for picking. Libby was such a great helper. She picked all of those herself! Yum.
Natalie helped eat them.

We went to the local carnival and fireworks show. It was so festive.

Even with the impressive display of lights in the sky, my eyes kept wandering back to watch the small people on my blanket. Seeing the wonder and delight in my kids eyes as they experienced the magic of a fireworks display was so much better than anything exploding in the sky. Libby snuggled up on Cord's lap, Natalie sat cozy on mine, and Gage laid on his back gazing at the sky.

It felt like magic to me too.

We did a mini vacation at the yacht club. The weather was beautiful. We did a quick boat ride and Cord and Dax did a "midnight bike ride" around the lake. There is something about the moon this time of year that makes night riding possible. :) We didn't get much sleep, but the girls sure enjoyed the outing!

Can't pass up a wonderful evening at the park with the people you love! We had a fun birthday celebration for Cade and Shaye. There was much playing to be done...Soccer, Bean Bag Toss, and a huge game of Kick Ball. Libby was so cute running around the bases. She looked so tiny. Natalie and Ben spent the evening on the playground. She kept calling him her baby. "Come on Baby..."

One month old already. Just like the summertime, it is going way too fast...

10 comments:

Paparazzi Boutique said...

Gage is so cute! Love how he looks in the little outfit Nicholas picked-out for him. Nicholas will love seeing this picture. Can't wait to spend time with you guys this weekend.

Sharstin said...

such a fun post! summer is the best isn't it~ I can't believe gage is all ready a month! so cute~

I'm Jenny said...

So glad you are squeezing in some summer fun! We are trying too! Sunday was so much fun. We need more park days!

Jorgensen Family Blog said...

So fun Adelle! Can't believe Gage is a month old already. That means that we've been in our new house a month also. This summer IS flying by. Crazy! So many fun times to be had :)

The Steel's said...

I love all the cute summer pictures! Looks like you guys are having fun! Gage is so big already!

Wendy Pippin said...

i can't believe all those strawberries...what a gardner you must be!!

~adelle said...

Wendy...if you saw my garden you would laugh out loud. Let's just say that strawberries are VERY resilient!

:)

Toni said...

Hey you-thanks so much for your comment I loved it, it made my day! We do have to band together, I so agree.
Congrats on your baby he is a doll, you make it all look so easy! And I freaking love your curtains. We should have a sewing party :)I would love people to sew with.

Matt said...

Just so we are clear, there aren't any "beans" in those bags that we were tossing. Just accept it, it's called Cornhole.

Lindsey Rose said...

I love summer too! You guys are always so fun! gage is soo big already!