Christmas in July? Nope...Summer in October

...and I'm not talking about the weather. I am SO far behind on this blog that it has been overwhelming thinking about getting caught up. I know that if I posted something about yesterday, nobody would care that the last time I posted was in June and that a few things have gone on between then and now...but I think its the OCD in me that JUST CAN'T DO THAT!! Drives me nuts! So, here's the deal...I'm just going to post a bunch of pictures from this summer and I may even do some commentary with them....we'll see. I just need to get the pictures out of the way and thats all I care about right now. :) Over the summer:

Finn perfected his blow drying skills

Took a visit to one of the local splash parks...it was a little overcast and chilly

I walked into my bedroom one day and found this....I asked Finn is he was in trouble and he said, "yes."

We took a trip to Cali to visit my family...we celebrated all the June birthdays by eating cake and icecream..I LOVE visiting family!!
Pops, Phil, and John...that must be some cake!

I had to add this picture for the fam...sort of an inside joke..I still think Aunt Yvette was having WAY too much fun! :)

Who needs cake? Finn thought the frosting was the best part!!



I was so excited to go see the Queen Mary until we got there and saw that it was like 20 bucks a person to get in...we ended up just walking around the outside. There was a Russian Sub there that was pretty cool to see..But even that cost money so we just to see it from afar.

What can I say?...My family loves hats!

The mandatory wrestling with Uncle Joe.

We went and walked Downtown Disney...it was a long walk, but we had a good time.







Playing games in our fancy hotel gameroom.

I love having kids! ;)

Visiting the Grandparents...Thats my cousin Jared on the left..I think him and Rylee are the same age...maybe a year apart.

Hanging with Uncle Chris.

We went to a Childrens Discovery museum..the kids had a great time! Thanks Grandma and Gary!
I dont know what these things are called, they have all the plastic pins in them and they make the shape of whatever touches them?? Anyway, they had a supersized one and the kids loved it!

Even Ryan got in on the action...thats the side of his face!

It was one of those gross bodily function museums...Bet you didn't know:

Yep....thats Rylee peeking out of a rectum!



Seriously...my kids have the best uncles EVER!!

On our way home from Cali, we had to stop in downtown LA for "bacon donuts" that we saw on an episode of "Diners, Drive Ins and Dives." Let me tell you...they look weird, but taste DIVINE!!! Expensive too! Close to 3 dollars a donut!

If you don't mind being in the hood, I recommend trying them!



July 4th on the farm







One of the best things about summertime: WATERMELON!





The girls took ice skating lessons...they are not pro's, but they had a great time.

And then there was girls camp...

4th year overnight hike with a great group of girls.

...and yeah, those are what my feet looked like when I got back from the hike..It was SOOOOOOO nice to shower!

And then school started. Bye Bye summer!