pool day.

While at home I kidnapped my baby brother and we spent the afternoon poolside at my in-laws.
This boy is practically a fish. His swimming coach told him he has Olympic potential if he wants to train and pursue it. He's decided being 9 is enough.

This boy.

Cooper was in the pool every chance he got. The dog is water crazy. His life jacket is to keep him from drowning because he swallows water as he goes and it helps us get him out of the pool. He also adores my little brother so he was following him around everywhere.

These are the happy moments I'll remember for the rest of my life.

hello,

Sorry I just kind of disappeared. But then again, I'm not really sorry because I was having fun and stopping to blog about it can be kind of a drag. 

We took a long weekend trip home to visit family and for a friend's wedding. The wedding was Sunday night and we had to be back home (5.5 hrs away) by Monday morning so we left right after. Our guardian angels were working hard last night. I drove the first three hours so J could study and it stormed the entire time. I clutched that steering wheel the entire time praying we wouldn't slide off the road to never be found again (I have a dramatic imagination). Then a truck almost slammed into us while at a gas station. He was backing up really fast and not looking. I wailed on that horn and he came inches from hitting J's side door. Not cool dude, not cool. 

Anyway with loud music and singing at the top of our lungs and the occasional window roll-down freeze out--we made it back safely early this morning. When we parked in our parking lot we just looked at each other and he said "bad idea" and I replied "never again". Lesson learned, don't drive when you're exhausted.

And of course must share a few blurry phone pics from the wedding. Please ignore our shiny faces. It was hot!

Allyson and I couldn't stop dancing for a picture lol

There, that's better.

So fun to go to weddings with my cute guy. 

Happy Monday!

his love.

in awe of His love.

camping.

I walked into our apartment after getting off work Friday evening to a tent in my living room.

I squealed in excitement. I love camping, but lately we haven't had the time to go because it can be such an ordeal to pack up for a weekend outdoors and we have to be back by Saturday night to serve at church. So it was the next best thing. It was pretty silly but such fun! 

/// and the best part is that come 3am when you've got a tweaked neck from sleeping on the ground it is mighty convenient to have a comfy bed just steps away ///

r & r

Yesterday I had a little girl do my makeup. She used a piece of bark to file my nails. A twig with leaves on it for blush. A thick stick for lipstick and a thinner one for eyeliner and mascara. She told me I looked beeeeaaauuutiful and then asked to "fix" my hair. Apparently my ponytail wasn't good enough for her glamorous ideals.

This is my life this summer.

I am already sick after a week with these kiddos. So ready for the weekend to rest and recuperate. I'm planning on spending most of it poolside with a new read. What are your plans?