summer is gone...
i swear i was just getting the boys of the bus on the last day of school back in may. how is it already august, and how are they already back in school. summer went by too. fast. way too fast. i'm not gonna lie. i am a summer loving mom. sure, the days can seem longer but not when you get to sleep in almost every day. my kiddos are trained well. the boys wake up and go into the playroom and play quietly till i hear shelby and have to get up with her, which usually isn't till about 9. it was glorious sleeping in. some days i'd wake up early and get my coffee but then i'd think, what the heck am i doing? go back to bed, woman! thinking back on what we did at first i thought we really didn't go a whole lot, but then looking at all the pictures and videos on my phone, we actually were pretty busy. how else did summer just fly by? here is a quick recap of all that we did, which most of it consisted of swimming in the pool and hanging out inside. i sure do miss having all my people here at home, but let's be honest...it isn't so awful with them back at school either. and the best part of it all? little miss starts preschool in a month! more on that to come, but for now our summer in a recap of iPhone pics :-)
water gun fight as soon as they got off the bus on the last day! such a fun tradition with all our bus stop buddies!
bus stop boys...our stop is all boy all the time.
we headed straight up to the lake for memorial day weekend. my favorite of the year!
boat rides! look at that little bit. she will do anything if it means she gets to stand next to her brother.
next we went and stayed at grammy and grampy's house to get ready for our super hero fun run. now that shelby isn't in a crib/pack and play we had to come up with a plan for where she would sleep. blow up mattress it is!
the first weekend in june was the fun run for CHOA. a place we sadly have to frequent but sure are glad it's so close. they loved dressing up. running in the hot/humid temps, not so much.
running to the race about wore them out. the blister, skinned knee, and sour attitude about ruined it for us, but that 15 seconds sure was fun.
next up was not really carson's favorite part of summer but something we are so grateful to be able to be a part of. he goes for 2 weeks/2 hours a day for robotics rehab at CHOA. he gets to do so many cool things that really help. and now with our new JIA diagnosis we were able to get some good therapy ideas to help out with our joints when they are hurting. we love, love, love our therapists at robotics rehab. and they love, love, love our carson.
here he is riding the bike with his e-stim on. not his favorite feeling but what a great way for his muscles to learn to be used correctly. we see so much improvement from this therapy. if only our insurance covered it...
walking in the zero gravity treadmill. and our little brother got to come help out a few times. brooks was fascinated with all the stuff carson "gets" to do. he was a great helper though and asked the therapist lots of very good questions. he's such a little care taker for his brother. it makes my heart burst with pride to see him so involved with what carson has to do.
helping shoot baskets while standing on the bosu ball. it's not as easy as it looks.
rock climbing like a pro
and using the one thing carson actually did like. the vector. he even got to fly around the room like a real super hero...as if we had any doubts that he was one.
waking our muscles up on the "milkshake" machine.
using the virtual reality arm to make our brain use lefty. it was amazing to see. he actually does know how to use that arm, we just have to wake that part up in his brain.
after our two weeks of driving back and forth we were ready to relax some. this is where we spent most of our days...and nights.
and hanging with friends.
and then the best part of our summer, our visit from our cousins all the way from illinois! we were so excited for them to get here. shelby must of asked me a thousand times for a week before they came it they were on their way. from the minute they pulled in the driveway till the sad moment they left, we had the best time. the kids were all occupied and the adults were worn out. we can't wait to do it again!
waiting patiently...
they're here! shelby wasn't sure what to say with actual girls in her driveway. we usually are full of boys.
best buds.
lots of swimming took place.
and then we headed to the lake for some 4th of july fun.
and some tubing!
his favorite part...brooks, too.
and sometime in-between the beginning of summer and our cousins visiting shelby learned how to do this.
now we are a swimmie free family, which is a scary thing but also really nice. she was so determined to be able to swim like all the big kids. when she puts her mind to something, forget it. she's doing it.
once 4th of july comes and goes we have to start thinking about school again :-(. we tried to squeeze in some more pool days and a few little outings and some sleeping in.
pool days!
a night out at ponce city market
brooks celebrated his 8th "happy heart day" celebrating with dessert for dinner. it was cookie cake this year.
a super fun day/night of tennis.
court side
and then it was time to get ready for school with new haircuts and a trip to the candy store.
and then the day came...3rd and 4th grade, here they come!
and little miss waiting for the bus so she can see her brothers again.
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