Summertime

We have had a very fun and busy summer so far!

We have been swimming a lot

Kinley trying on her ballet shoes for her dance class

I completed the 100 mile challenge and ran/walked 100 miles in the month of June.

It was truly a challenge since we had a weeklong family vacation thrown in there but I did it!

I was so sick of running by the end of it but now I love it again.

Trevor at Young Men's camp.

He taught the Respect for Women class and helped out with organizing the rest of the camp and activities.

Trevor decided he wanted to improve our balcony so that was his house project for the month.

This is what it looked like before.

In progress

And this is what it looks like now!

He added thicker posts and more decorative balusters. 

Makes the house look even nicer

Maddie learned how to French braid and loves practicing on me

Trevor adding bleach to our well water, which he has to do about once a year

At the 4th of July Fireworks with our friends

They were fun!

At Tanner's friend Jason's birthday party.

They had the shaved ice truck come.

At dance class

The girls are doing great and love it

At the beach on the Patuxent river

We have been going to see the free morning movies at the theater on Thursdays.

Every time we go there is some issue with the movie like it doesn't start on time or is the wrong movie. This was on for about 15 minutes one day before they finally started it.

I guess you get what you pay for!

At Watkins park having a picnic lunch

At a church activity on Golden Beach, another beach on the Patuxent River

In the paddle boat

Maddie loves this mermaid tail at our friend's house

At another free movie, ready to go with their blankets

Trevor's ice cream cake for his birthday

Happy Birthday!

He got lots of fun presents

At a beach on the Potomac River near our house

Kinley found a bunch of (luckily dead) crabs

And that is our summer so far! 

The kids have a horticulture/culinary camp coming up next week and we have lots of stuff to do before we head off to California, Disneyland and Mt Whitney!