Summer happenings

Max decided he wanted to learn to make toast for himself. It was pretty cute to watch him stand on the stool and figure it out.

Harvey wanted to be just like dad!

That smile just gets me every time! 

When you get both kids napping at the same time. Pretty great feeling.

We ventured out for lots of walks/bike rides/scooter rides. I always take the double stroller because there’s inevitably at least one child who falls or gets tired and wants to ride for a bit.

We had a visit from Delilah, Oliver, and Griffin! There was no getting all of the kids to look at me and smile so this pic will have to do as a reminder of their visit.

Millie and Delilah made Millie’s room into a club and everyone in the room was required to have an ID card. It was pretty funny.

The kids filled up their puff jar, so we got donuts one morning! 

One of the things the kids wanted to do this summer was to have a trampoline party. We had to decide what that meant - cookies and a talent show on the trampoline. It was Hazel’s first time on the trampoline and the kids were so happy!

Everyone brought their own blankets to do their tricks on, not sure why, but it was fun!

It was just a really nice evening.

Millie loves holding her sister. She went through a phase of singing “Baby Mine” from Dumbo every time Hazel cried, which was super sweet and made me tear up every time!

The kids took advantage of the relaxed summer mornings and made huge messes. I think this was a restaurant they made.

Millie’s outfits still crack me up sometimes! If you look closely you can see a pencil behind her ear in the helmet. Hilarious.

The dog at Old Navy is always a highlight. Also, I love that they love to match! 

More epic messes, this time with puzzles. 

I didn’t dare take all 4 kids to the pool by myself for a couple of months, but eventually we made it happen. We usually went in the late afternoon when I needed to wear Harvey out after a nap and when the sun was at an angle where I could keep Hazel covered easily.

Making pizza. I thought I’d be the kind of mom who would love baking/cooking with my kids, but it stresses me out more than anything. So saying yes when I wanted to say no to them making their own felt like a win.

Lots of seating available in our house but they choose to sit RIGHT by me. It can feel a little claustrophobic sometimes but I’m grateful they still want to!