Jumping Junipers June is over!

Once again another month has flown by...I think it has become a regular saying on my blog!  I just can't believe that time keeps going by faster and faster.

Making homemade bubbles

 Ricky turned 8 years old on the 7th!!!  That doesn't roll off my tongue easily!  My little boy is growing up.  :(  He had his party at Pump it up.  That is a inflatable bounce house party place.  And all the kids had a blast. 

It was super busy, but then again what month/day/year isn't?!  On the 14th marked 6 months since my brother passed away.   It seems strange, like it went by slow but also fast at the same time.  I still can't believe that he is gone. 

We are enjoying summer... it has been going by in a whirlwind.  I'm just trying to keep up.  Ricky played summer baseball (Did I even take 1 a picture?)  And Eevie is at the gym for competitive cheer and tumbling 6 hours a week.  So every night is jam packed and JC just tags along.  Our days are full of field trips,  nature hikes, swimming in the backyard pool, the local waterpark (Hawaiian Falls), Six Flags, and play dates with friends.  We put together a summer fun board at the beginning of the summer and have been slowly taking our post its off as we complete a adventure. 

I love my family so much!  They make me so happy.  It has been such fun so far this summer!!!  I wouldn't change all the busy-ness and activities that make them happy for the world!

We are ready to celebrate the land of the free this week and have a down week.  I hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July!

Schooooooools Out FOR Summer!

Good Bye 2012-2013 School Year!  Hello SUMMER!

The kids officially got out of school May 21, 2013!  It was a great school year!  Ricky finished with AB Honor Roll and a TON of awards!  Eevie was close behind him with a good handful of awards also!  We are very proud of both of our smarty pants!

 

Good throw!

Enjoying a kona ice snow cone!  (The best!)

Ricky cheering on his team mates!

Before school let out they finished with Field day 2013 and their awards ceremony!

I really loved how they did Field day! They had teams of the same amount and both of our kids were on the same team. (Which means we got to see them both participate and didn't have to run all over the place and miss any events!) That makes this momma very happy.

Tug of war

Ricky doing what he does best LOL

Look at Eevie in the back (Not one for getting her hands dirty...like her momma!)

Friends

Red Team Wins 2nd Place!

Friends!

AB Honor Roll

Awards

Field Day Event

 

 

 

 

 

And away we go!!! (2nd Grade Field Trip 2013)

This year Ricky and Eevie both took a big field trip out of town for their school field trip!
Eevie went to New Braunsfels & San Antonio.  Ricky went to Austin!

I went with Ricky to Austin so that would be why there are so many photos of Ricky and none of Eevie...while we were in Austin we went to the museum, the state capital, and also stopped and had dinner with my sister in Law Sarah and my little nephew Brooks!  What a wonderful time we had!

April 2013

Yep...I know, I have been slacking again!  Life has been a whirlwind!  We have some pretty exciting news that we are waiting to share (sorry...I can't share just yet)  BUT I CAN share some really cute photos and fun activities that we have enjoyed this month :)

Easter

Jc did his little Easter egg hunt with his friends!  I am so happy that he actually went after the eggs this year. 

Hershey got fixed and had to wear the cone of shame :(

 

We did our annual Easter decorating with our friends...these kids have grown so much through the years, we have been doing it since the girls were 4 and now they are 11.

Lots of birthday parties!

Art in the park with the boys

 

And there was more...I just haven't uploaded all the photos from the month yet.  Wow looking back in photos makes me realize just how busy we really are!

Spring Break 2013

WOW...everytime I write that (2013)  it just scares me!  How can it be 2-0-1-3 already?  It seems just like I was just writing Spring break 2010 just the other day!  BUT anyway, this spring break we stayed home, Rick worked 3 out of the 5 days...The kids did Six Flags, we all went to a TCU baseball game, we went to Chuck E. Cheese, we had playgroups with friends, Ricky had baseball baseball and more baseball! It was a fun week :)