Summer

I absolutely cannot believe that it is August already!  Our summer literally flew by and now school is just right around the corner.  We haven't taken any vacations over the break, but we have tried to pack in every ounce of fun we possibly could...which still doesn't stop me from having that back to school panic, where I feel like we need just a little bit more time.  Oh well!

 

 

 

In June, we added a fur baby to our family.  We have a new dog, Baxter, a 4 year old golden retriever that we have all fallen in love with!  

There was lots of swimming, playing at the park playdates with friends around Denver and camps for Roo.  Riley learned to play golf, started gymnastics, worked on her swimming and went to zoo camp! We also went on our first family camping trip and we all lived to tell about it. 

 

The girls were beyond excited about the idea of sleeping and Riley summed up the experience of all 5 of us and our new dog sleeping in such close quarters "We were all really comfortable...except for daddy."  Poor Kris!

 

 

Riley also got to have her first big sleepover! 

I decided that we all might benefit from some unscheduled time during our break, so during July we just got to be spontaneous.  We swam, had tea parties, read books, ate ice cream, rode bikes, took hikes and pretty much just hung out. 

 

 

 

 

We've checked out new parks, played at the museum, worn flip flops everyday, eaten lots of ice cream and spent plenty of time in the sunshine.  Even though I am sad to see summer coming to a close, I can already tell that Riley is ready to get back to school and we will all be ready for a little routine to come back into our lives.