Goodbye summer

Another fun summer, in the books!  Quick photo dump of everything we did in the last few weeks before school started...such as early morning park time (before it gets too hot)! 

Peace!

We went to Beckham's Gun Show

First sister sleepover - not quite a success the first time we tried (too much silliness), but a few nights later it worked!

Meeting Nana at the Farmers Market on Saturdays

Face Painting took more patience than Mills anticipated ;)

Naturals Baseball game with JKK (for work, but still fun!)

So much pool time with the Fab Four this summer!

Besties

Mills & Cayden attended a morning art camp - the theme was Gourmet Cooking.  They made lots of treats and a cupcake plate...

...and this super cool tie-dye apron!  Fun to let them experience new camps now that they are old enough!

Syd really enjoyed the location of the art camp (right next to the pie shop)!

One last goodbye dinner with AC :(  Thankfully, they're coming back for good in October!!

Hard to see, but Millie & Elle have matching goggles with huge eyelashes on top.  They are adorable!

RACHEL HAD A BABY!  August is quite the handsome devil.

We really enjoyed picking out new library books each week this summer.  Mills & Syd thought "Toot and Puddle" was absolutely hilarious.  Every time JKK said "Toot", they died laughing. ;)

Nothing more precious.  Syd still LOVES her afternoon nap.

JKK is making progress on the rent house!

We often had the neighborhood pool to ourselves in the mornings.  Such a blessing to live in this neighborhood with a pool!

Summer bucket list item: slip-n-slide!  Millie had so much fun with our neighbors.  Syd wouldn't touch it.  Syd is in that weird stage where she won't get in sprinklers or splash parks or even the rec center pool because it splashes in her face.  Millie grew out of that, so hopefully Syd will too.  It's sort of sad to see her watching from the sidelines.

Summer concerts at our local amp have been sooooo fun!  I love how seeing a band live can make you a real fan.  The Weezer/Panic at the Disco concert and the 21 Pilots concert have both really impressed.  We are so lucky to live close to such a great venue!

Blast from the past.  Cleaning out upstairs and found this dress Mimi brought me from Acapulco in the 80s!

Family movie date: The Secret Life of Pets.  The girls have the most fun doing this!  I'm surprised they are able to sit still for the whole movie.

Guess who turned 37?!  I got two cakes!  JKK was the sweetest to order one of our Momofuku cakes and surprise me with it for breakfast.  Continuing the cake for breakfast tradition!

Mom made my favorite strawberry cake I used to request every year growing up.  Millie declared strawberry cake "disgusting" and refused to try it.  Still working on those manners...

Millie made me a very special card <3

My favorite bday present was a selfie stick.  Of course. ;)

Nana was very thoughtful to celebrate Millie at dinner also.  Our big girl started kindergarten later in the week!

LACY ALSO HAD A BABY!  Precious brothers: Oliver and Eliot.  Nothing better than a sweet new baby. <3

Second Annual End of Summer Pool Party was a hit!  I'm doing this every year.  It's so fun!  Everyone brings snacks and the kids think it's the coolest!

What a fun summer, full of awesome outings and activities.  I'm very grateful I get to stay home with these beasts.  Thank you, JKK, for giving me and the girls these moments in time.  Millie is already so independent and time really does move quickly.  Every day isn't perfect, but there's always fun moments in every day.  I love them so...

Hilarious story: We were at the pool for a very long time this day...hours.  Millie must have ingested a lot of water on top of a lot of snacks.  Several hours in, she vomited in the pool.  Yep.  She said she thought it was a burp. ;)  Anyhoo, fun was over and we went home immediately.  I was busy getting wet swimsuits hung up and not really paying attention.  Millie told me she brushed her teeth with daddy's minty toothpaste to get the vomit taste out of her mouth.  Alrighty then, great job Mills.  Fast forward a week when Millie is telling JKK the story about her using his toothpaste and HIS TOOTHBRUSH to get the vomit taste out of her mouth.  We could not quit laughing...after JKK heaved a little first. Ha!!  Kids...