Random pictures that I found on my phone

 I posted here a picture of Sparky as he was headed off to a week of scout camp. Here is a picture of him when he came home. I'm thinking he didn't get much sleep during the week.

 We've had a lot of rain this summer. Here's some hail that fell during a freak storm one day. Some pieces were even bigger than this and the kids thought it was great fun to watch the hail bounce all over the place.

 A friend invited Sparky to go swimming one day and he forgot his goggles. Apparently the pool was a little heavy on the chlorine that day because his eyes were blood red from swimming. This is a picture of when he was looking much, much better.

 I walked into Woo's room one day and was greeted by this sweet scene on her dresser. They are all eating at a restaurant and the little bunny with the top hat is the waiter. I just love her imagination.

 The 4th of July was a very wet day for us out here. It basically rained all day long and so we spent the day doing American things like eating sandwiches and watching Captain America. Since it rained all day the kids were very worried that they wouldn't be able to do fireworks that night but luckily the rain gave us a little break in the evening and so Aunt Katie and Uncle Chad were able to put on their fireworks show and everyone was happy. Plus, since it had been raining all day we didn't need to worry about everything catching on fire, which turned out to be a very good thing.

 Sparklers are always a crowd pleaser.

 One little sleepy head. He meandered his way into my room way too early one morning and proceeded to catch a couple more hours of sleep. So glad he did, because that was the end of my sleep for the day.

 With all of the rain we had, it was basically unnecessary to wash the car, but that didn't stop Tiger. He thought the rain was a perfect excuse to get out the suds and make sure our ride was looking good.

What a goof. Playing in the rain in his pajama bottoms. It's been tough getting this guy dressed this summer and even tougher getting a shirt on him.

Let summer begin

Yesterday we were invited to an end of school summer fun party. It was full of kids running around, pelting each other with water balloons and covering themselves in shaving cream. Apparently there were some other games and whatnot as well, but I was too busy making efforts to be social to notice any of those. Plus, unless one of my kids was in trouble or hurt, I really didn't want to leave the shade. It was hot, man.

Sparky was happy to stand by the sidelines while the other kids got crazy with the shaving cream, although he was unable to completely come away unscathed. Luckily he took it like a man.

Woo was all about the shaving cream fight. She's never been a girl who's afraid to get a little dirty. In fact, she welcomes it.

Tiger was perfectly content by the snack table and splashing in the nasty, dirty water of the baby pool. I really can't even let myself think about how dirty that water was with so many kids in and out of it. I just made sure that Tiger was properly scrubbed and disinfected as soon as we got home, although that didn't stop him from coming down with a cold last night. Oh well. No one said having fun was easy. Even though we have been out of school for almost a week, it was a great way to celebrate the end of school and the start of summer.

A bunch of pictures I found on my phone

Some of these have been posted on Instagram and others have not, but blog posts are always so much more interesting when there are pictures involved, so sorry if you have seen these before.

My sister had a birthday. I know she's thrilled that I posted this picture, but I did it for the cousins. She can't get angry if it's for the cousins, right? Plus, look how cute she is in that sombrero.

My girl was a dancing minion from Despicable Me along with the other girls in her Girl Scout troop for the school talent show. Here she is at a rehearsal.

These two kids just killing time during Sparky's soccer game.

Lately, Tiger has been dressing up again. It is delightful. Here he said, "I'm just a little pirate, part of the crew." He then proceeded to run around the neighborhood doing piratey things.

Spidey was told that he could not go out and play until he did his jobs, so what is a super hero to do? He grabbed the vacuum and got to work.

One night while the boys were away at the Father/Son camp out, my girl and I had our own special night. We started off with Mexican food, headed to Target, played with puppies at the pet store, and then ended the night with ice cream and snuggles.

Out to dinner.

Tiger just looking cute (as usual).

The kids in their respective tie-dyed shirts for their field day at the end of school.

Tiger is playing tee ball for the first time this year. He's not a strong outfielder, but he looks pretty cute trying. Really, all he wants to do is hit the ball and then play in the dirt.

He also wears his hat daily. Honestly, I can't stand baseball, but if it is what my little man likes to do then I'm all over it.

My boy on his class field trip. I was able to be a chaperone and I just have to say that it was one of the lamest field trips ever! We went to the library for story time and then played at a park for an hour. Oh well, at least I got to spend time with this little man.

Sparky and Woo on the last day of school. It was a rough day for them, they spent it at the pool.

Tiger on the last day of school. He spent the afternoon partying his heart out and playing outside.

While the kids were having their last day of school, I was busy acting as a photographer at a wedding at the temple. It was extremely nerve wracking for me (mostly because of my own perfectionism and issues with my own wedding pictures), but lots of fun at the same time. However, I will definitely not be making this a regular thing. The stress of being in charge of someone's eternal wedding memories is just too much.

On a night of family fun we got caught in the rain.

Yesterday Woo finally got her braces off and she is as cute as can be with those straight teeth. It's only a matter of time before she has to get them again, but I'll enjoy those pearly whites while I can.