summer time home days

gardening adventures

 I can't say enough good things about this yoga dvd. we picked up Gaiam Kids Yoga DVD from the library and the boys love it, especially caleb. It's for ages 3-6 the boys especially like the ABC disc. There is also a silly to calm one. It came as a two pack. Some great little poses. It teaches some relaxation and breathing poses and the boys love all the silly animal poses that it does. Perfect for that age as they are learning their letters. It is such a fun educational and healthy activity to do together.

Onto the garden and fruit tree delight that awaits the boys every morning, afternoon, and evening, for the daily pick...and happy hour....

 grapes galore

 carrots, zucchinis, cucumbers, tomatoes, corn, broccoli, etc. I love not having to buy vegetables and the fact that when the boys get hungry they just go outside and find something to eat! ha! peaches, nectarines, grapes, etc. So many things ripe for the picking. I love how dinner has fresh veggies every night and the boys just go to town on their beans and tomatoes. I love the fact that this garden has grown from little seeds the boys picked out with their daddy and helped water and grow every day and now they get to enjoy the fruits of their labor. And I love that this is how dave was raised with trips to his grandparents' farm to help plant and harvest fruits and vegetables. And I love when we get to go to that farm with the boys and they get to be a part of it up in Oregon on their great grandparents farm!  We're planning to clean up our side yard and build some more garden boxes so that we can plant more veggies and we'd like to have a fresh herb garden too. And lastly, I love that when we moved in our backyard was a weed box of crazy but now it has fruit trees and a garden box and toys and a home that we've created with lots of love and hard work.

Happy summer time!!

summer beach and pool days

we've had some fun beach days and swimming days this summer

 snoozing at the Christopher high school aquatic center

 the boys love it here in this fun space with pools and it doesn't get very crowded at all. we practice what they have learned at swimming and they get a lot more comfortable in the water here. I love being able to swim laps in the swimming pool after the boys are tired out from swimming!

 blowing bubbles. I love that caleb is feeling comfortable enough to put his head all the way under the water now! (I have a picture in my heart of that moment!) huge milestone for him! noah loves the water. he loves putting his head under, jumping off the side, and just splashing all around and floating on his back. Lucas loves it too and I'm glad we have a place to go swimming in during the summer. I'd love it even more if there was a place like this in Hollister:)

 We've enjoyed some family beach days and friend play dates at the beach too

 this was such a sweet scene of these three boys playing and working together on their little water mote

 love lucas' face here! pure delight

 

 we didn't capture this on camera but we scored some boggie boards at a garage sale and dave and I and caleb went boogie boarding. oh what fun! I hadn't boogie boarded in I honestly don't know how long! It brought back sweet childhood memories of summer time and spending all day out on the water boogie boarding and body surfing. I'm so excited for more of those moments with the boys this time. Dave and I felt like kids again out on the water. Pure joy!!

 I think flying kites is a favorite for the boys. they love it. and love singing the song from mary poppins! "Let's go fly a kite!"

I'm treasuring these long summer days and holding onto them with everything I've got. The days go quickly and are slipping through my fingers quicker than sand! I love having all my boys home with me all day every day again. So here is to more beach days, pool days, Gilroy Garden adventures, home days, and baseball nights! I just love summer time!!!