Our Summer of Fun

I should have posted this several weeks ago, but life happens!  

Have I told you that one of the reasons I absolutely love summer, is because we get to enjoy all three kids at home every day?  I absolutely cherish it.  (I might be one of the few moms out there who actually misses her kids when they are at school)  But seriously, spending time together as a family of 5 was one of my favorite parts of our summer!

We did a b-u-n-c-h of fun family outings this summer - - here are the photo highlights!  (Sorry if this post seems long - but it really does cover like 8 weeks of our activities!)

Fun at the Del Mar Fair

 Warm days are perfect for running through the sprinklers!  

 Splashing in the spa, water balloon fights & fireworks on the 4th!

Lots of days playing, riding & building at Legoland!  

Swimming at the pool at Grammy & Grampy's house 

 

Visiting the Great-Grandparents

Dressing up like a cow for free food!

 Getting our fill of bouncing at Sky Zone 

 Playdates & cupcakes with our cousins

Serving the homeless with friends at Fill-a-belly

Plenty of beach days & mermaid (or shark!) tails in the sand

A private tour of the San Diego Midway Museum Aircraft Carrier

 

 Earning their special "Junior Pilot" badges!  

Lots of lazy mornings building legos

Playing golf with Daddy!  

 Our lovely date to Laguna Beach, the Sawdust Festival & seeing the Pageant of the Masters

Micah learning to ride a bike with no training wheels! 

& look how Kendall rides her scooter - so lady-like!

Exploring during a Saturday morning hike in the San Elijo lagoon

An afternoon of ice skating! (we were all so thankful that Andrew was steady on his feet to help the rest of us!)

Playing at the park

Running errands with 3 kiddos in tow...

Making homemade ice cream!

 Exploring Sunshine Gardens 

And visiting Great-Grandma June

 Visiting the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla 

 

 Evening picnics at the beach to watch the sunset (plus throwing rocks, playing in the sand & metal-detecting!)

 Roasting s'mores & camping in a tent in the backyard was so much fun!

Coloring fun at Mamoe & Grandad's

We celebrated cousin Grace's 1st birthday on August 14th at the Oceanside Pier beach

We hiked & played at San Dieguito park in Del Mar - loved these cool suspension bridges!

 And we took the kids bowling for each of their very first times!  

 

 The kids all beat mom!  How embarrassing for me, but I'm proud of them!   

 Having fun with friends!

Morning runs to VG's - yum!

A day full of fun, exploration & painting at the Botanical Gardens

 

Playing kickgolf together as a family

An interactive morning at Reuben H. Fleet

 

And savoring so many snuggles!   

Hopefully you can see why I absolutely loved our summer!  How could it have gotten any better than this?  Seriously!