July

We’re over halfway through July and I can feel summer slipping away. I have a love/hate relationship with July 4th because it’s such a fun holiday but summer seems to fly by at record speed once it’s over. This year is no exception. We’ve packed a lot in over the last couple weeks. Normally we’d be just coming home from a week of family camp in Michigan, but everything in 2020 is different. No family camp, so we headed to Bay Lake instead. The weather was hot! We spent our days in the water, testing out the new Lily Pad! The kids had so much fun with their cousins, and some of my favorite moments are always when we get to talk with Bryce and Ryann and play games after our kids are down.

We had a giant sleepover on Saturday night when we packed 13 people in our house. We celebrated all being together by going to Belle Vinez. It was a beautiful summer night. Then we dropped the CO Carlsons off at the airport and Grammy, Mim and Nancy stayed for a few days! What a treat. The kids loved the extra attention!

We’ve been washing towels nonstop over here since water activities seem to be the theme of July. Trips to the the new splash pad, the lake, sprinkler and slip n’ slides have saved us since it’s been so nice and hot!

One of my favorite days of the summer so far was going on a 23 mile bike ride with mom, dad, Jessica and all the kids! We started at pine tree park and biked to downtown Stillwater. After arriving, we bought snacks at the co-op and sat at Maple Island brewery for a beer and some pizza before heading back to the cabin. It was so so fun. A perfect summer day.

Other random July moments:

Our 4th of July at Hailley’s house.

Olle turned 5! He had 3 birthday parties and TONS of presents. He is such a lucky guy. He got everything on his birthday list including: Air Jordan’s, comic books, lego sets, a drone, a pocket knife, and 2-wheel scooter and a Spider-Man lunch box. He’s fun, he’s cute, he loves his family, being a boy and anything with sugar.