What have we been up to? Photo Dump

This spring Claire had her first manicure and pedicure. We had so much fun and she absolutely loved it. She has been back mutiple times since then and just loves to be pampered.

We decided to get a Children's Museum pass and the kids play so hard that they all ways pass out on the way home.

Claire has really taken off on riding her bike. She is getting so big!!

 We had a blast flying our angry birds kite. Hopefully this fall we will be able to get the kite back out and take turns running with it.

 Claire and I went to the Orpheum to see Super Why with our friends Kate and April. Both of the girls loved the show. I think there will be many more girls outings to the Orpheum in our future.

 We just adore the Collierville square. A visit to the trains is a must!

Summer time shades and popsicles

We were a little late planting flowers, but the kids were great little helpers.

In early July we headed to Lake Junaluska. This is one of the trips that we look forward to every year. We get to spend several days relaxing and enjoying being together with family. I love the picture above. We decided to go to a craft fair one day and Claire insisted that she needed her baby and baby stroller. Lucky for her, there was a booth selling baby clothes. Finally we have babies with clothes on instead of them all being naked.

 Family trip to St. Louis. You have to stop at Lamberts!! The kids enjoyed a train ride after.

Claire's favorite part about Grant's farm was bottle feeding the goats.

 Grant's Farm

Grant's Farm

We had great seats at the Cardinals game. I am not sure how much of the game we were actually able to watch, but it was lots of fun!!

The beautiful view from our hotel room.

The kids absolutely love Johnson Park. We have gone to the spray park a couple of time this summer too. 

The zoo is always a blast and we can't wait to go more this fall when the weather is cooler.

 What's a summer without home renovations? Our projects this summer included new windows, new carpet and a freshly painted front door

Harrison started out the summer unsure of the water, but now he really likes it. He would prefer not to wear the life vest, but we have had 2 occasions where he decided to hop right into the pool and thank goodness his life vest was on.

Claire is my water girl. She loves the pool and would swim all day if she could. Next summer, we are going to swimming lessons.

I can't believe summertime is almost up. Both of the kids start preschool next week. This year is flying by.