Today is the *official* first day of summer…but we’ve been calling it “summer” for well over a month now. Lucky for us {insert sarcasm here} summer is really showing off and it’s supposed to be over 100 today. Gag.
Despite the heat wave, we’re really enjoying our summer! The kids are at such fun ages and we’re in a season where life is relatively easy again. (I know, I know…it’s time to have another! We’ll have to see about that…) We’ve tried to take full advantage of our time and resources and do some fun things!
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We started June with a birthday party for the big guy! He turned 35 this year and has been wanting to have a Minute to Win It party with some of our favorite friends so, that’s what we did!
We played silly, ridiculous games – and had a blast while doing so!
At the end of the night, this team DOMINATED the competition…which, I mean, look at them. Bonafide athletes, all of them!
We made their trophies out of something from each of the games we played. If they made it home, I’d be impressed! HA!
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Sawyer got a new horse from her friend Mr. Jeff. This sweetie’s name is LuLu and we. are. in. love!
LuLu is strong and stout and as sweet as they come. She loves to eat treats from your hand and will stand all day where you tell her to.
These two are going to make a lot of good memories together… We just have to keep the fighting down when it comes to who gets to ride her!
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A mobile Children’s Museum came to town so we checked that out! It was fun enough inside. The kids got to build and color and explore…
The best fun was outside! They had a chore challenge race that was a LOT of fun! They had to move the cow, throw the “cow patties”, haul the corn, churn the butter and shoot a buffalo! The kids had a BLAST at this station!
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Of course, we’ve already hit up Cody Park!
I’m sure there will be a few more trips here for some good, cheap fun!
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We celebrated Father’s Day with this sweet guy!
We had yummy food (his love language – ha!), watched shows with snacks (Wryder’s idea), rode horses and played outside!
My kiddos are so incredibly blessed to have this guy as a daddy. He received two different father’s day cards in the mail that BOTH said, “I believe you are the kind of father that the Lord intended men to be.” I couldn’t agree more…
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We just got home from a mini-vacation to Kansas! Wrex had to go to the feedyard down there so we tagged along and had some fun when he was done!
We stayed at fun motel that had bunkbeds for the kids, checked out the local zoo (it’s free!!) and then went to the new indoor water park called Parrot Cove. It. Was. A. BLAST!
They had 4 little kid slides, a lazy river, several pools, a rock climbing wall, 4 big water slides – it was a LOT of fun! We can’t wait to go back!
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Sure do love these littles…and they’re only little once. We do our fair share of work around here…we kinda like to work hard and play hard. Can’t wait to see what the rest of summer brings!
