Ke'Ohana Weekend.

For Labor Day, we went out to Andrew's aunt and uncle's lake house. It is amazing- there is so much to do. We spend most of the weekend eating, swimming, fishing, and sliding. It was such a fun time!

Luke and his cousin, Owen:

Night vision:

We spent hours a day sliding. This was by far the highlight for the kids!

Swimming with cousins!

Luke by far loved 'driving' all weekend. Luke loves any type of transportation, especially one that he can be right behind the wheel. 

Luke's first week of Mother Day Out.

Well, let me just say Luke LOVES school. He is doing so much better than I every thought (lesson I learned is never underestimate your child!).

Luke started school Tuesday, and he goes Tuesday and Thursday, I work at his school, but I'm down the hall so he doesn't see me. It is so comforting to me to be right there in case he needs me, but as I learned this week he is a 'bee boy' (big boy) and doesn't care if I am there or not. Let me just say that this is an answer to prayer that he loves it. I thought he would be crying or super attached but so far so good, I know its only the first week, and when reality kicks in that he has to keep going he might get upset. So far the only time he has gotten upset is when he has to leave. He throws himself to the floor and cries (that's another issue we are trying to break), because he doesn't was to leave his friends. He has the sweetest teachers and friends and I am so glad he is loving it! Yay Luke!

Last week for Meet-the-Teacher, Luke took these to his new teachers:

Ready for school:

Sorry this pick is blurry, but I snuck into chapel and took this pick of him singing songs! Love his little heart for dancing and singing for God. 

The other day Luke came up to me randomly and said in the sweetest voice "I love you, mama". My heart just melted. He is turning into the sweetest little boy, and I am so proud of him.

Olympics!

 

The Olympics are on! We watched every second of the Opening ceremonies, and have been watching lots of different events. My favorite is the swimming.  We will be glued to the TV for the next few weeks if you are looking for us.


In Olympic spirit I have seen several cute and fun Olympic things to try. Here is what I might try and attempt over the next few weeks.

Luke and I are going to try this: Looks fun (and messy)!








Maybe do one each morning for breakfast with a different fruit?








Making Metals would be fun!



Anyways, we are in full Olympic mode over here, and are loving every second. Go Team USA!!

Park City, Utah

This summer we went to the same place we ski in the winter. My parents are driving and visiting all over the western half of the US so we brought my brother and decided to meet up with them in Deer Valley for a few days. It is in Utah and is absolute beautiful. I have never been up there in the summer before, and I can't wait to go back! We enjoyed our vacation so much and it was a great break from this crazy Texas heat. The highs were in the 70s, so wonderful! Get ready for a photo dump... lots of pictures coming your way.

This mule deer was right outside the house and came at the same time every day!

We enjoyed the hot tub and played lots of "catch me".

The guys went fly fishing one morning and had a blast. The all caught several fish!

One morning Andrew, Luke, my brother and I went hiking and rode the lift to the top of the mountain. The views are amazing and really reminds you how creative and magnificent God is!

Luke loved riding in the backpack. We also saw some horses and Luke wanted to chase the horses so bad!

One evening we went to a resort down the road that was having a family friendly concert. There was a playground and sandbox in the concert area, so Luke was loving playing and dancing. He even found some friends to hula hoop with! 

There was also a crazy blonde lady that kept trying to dance with Luke. It was really awkward, and I didn't know how to rescue Luke. Ha!

Luke spent lots of time running up and down the drive way, and being thrown up in the air. He could of done that for hours.

We also ventured out to Olympic Park. It has a practice area for skiers to do tricks. It also has an Olympic museum for the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic games. 

The last day my parents had to leave early, so the rest of us went to a fun pond and fished and played. No fish were caught, but we had fun trying! Luke wanted to hit the water constantly with the pole, so I am pretty sure he scared off the fish.

 Traveling pals! My brother and Luke are 2 peas in a pod. They were loving each other. I am pretty sure Nelson taught Luke several things he shouldn't do & say, but that's what Uncles are for...right?!

It was a great vacation with my family and we can't wait to go back!

4th of July/ Harmon Staycation

This year for Andrew's family vacation we decided to stay here and go to the lake for a few days. With 4 cousins under the age of 4 it limits where we can go, so staying here was simply the best option. We had a blast! Luckily the weather was great and it didn't get up into the 100s until the last day. I don't have many pictures, so you will have to trust me that it was wonderful.

Granbury puts on the greatest fireworks show, and we ride on the boat to go watch it. It is great!

You can't have 4th of July with out a flag dessert.

 

Boating with cousins...

 Afternoon rest time with cousins...

PJ time with cousins...

 The kids had a blast together. Sometimes it was hard to teach them to share and play nicely, and by the end of the week they were close to strangling each other, but they had so much fun and want to do it all over again! We love the lake and our family. I love these times and the memories that are made.

Wedding Time!

Last weekend we went to Abilene for our friends', Logan and Taylor, wedding. Andrew and I have know them for a long time and we were both honored to celebrate with them!

 

 

 

It was a beautiful wedding and a very fun party! Andrew and I loved being able to spend time with our friends. With Luke, we don't get to do it often enough, and we are very thankful that my parents watched Luke so that we could be with our friends.

Logan and Taylor are perfect for each other, and we wish them all the happiness in the world.

Fathers Day and Lots of Other Fun!

We have been having so much fun lately that it has been hard to get back here and update y'all on all that we've doing. Here is an overload of pictures of what we have been doing:

Spending time at the lake is always a top priority.

Some of my church friends called me last minute and had an extra Brothers of the Sun ticket, and I gladly accepted and went with them to see Tim & Kenny at Cowboys stadium. It was a great concert and so much fun!

 

We also went to the ACU night at the ball park!

We celebrated father's day and showered Andrew with gifts, and you cant have fathers day with out something you copied from Pinterest. Ha! Andrew is such a great hands on and caring dad to Luke. I couldn't dream of a better dad for Luke to have!

I watched my niece and nephew the other day and I managed to get Taylor Jo's hair in to a little pony. It is so fun to play dress up with her!

Luke has been going to swimming lessons the past 2 weeks. He was not loving it the first two days, but now that I hide from him (behind a trashcan) and he can't see me he loves it! He runs to his teacher with so much excitement and is getting very comfortable with the water. He was even jumping off our diving board at home all by his self. I love seeing the improvement he is making!

We found a really cute splash pad near our house that is great to go to when we need to get out of the house and do something different. It is right on Luke's level and he loves it. 

Hope y'all are having a great summer and staying cool! It is in the 100s here!