Dog Days of Summer

Wow, this summer is flying by at warp speed. The kids and I have been staying extremely busy with playdates, trips to the zoo and museum, swimming, bowling, playing outside when the heat allows, going to ball games, and the list goes on. We have been spending many of our days with my friend Rene and her two kids, Madison and Ethan. Maddison is about 9 months older than Katelyn and Ethan is 1 year older than Cooper. The four of them are inseparable and get along really well. It is awesome to have someone to hang out with who is in the same boat as myself and really understands where we are at in our lives. I would have to say that this week has been, by far, the busiest of the summer. Monday, Ryan had to go to the hospital for some tests when he had severe abdominal pain at work that morning. They thought he had appendicitis but his CT scan was normal. Then they thought gall bladder but after running a couple scans for that, it is also checking out normal. We have yet to find the culprit but are hoping to see a surgeon soon since we strongly feel it is his gall bladder (even though the tests didn't show it). On Wednesday I took the kids to the movie Surfs Up that was playing at Southpointe in the morning and then after lunch at Mcdonalds we went to Woods pool to play and swim. Daddy worked late so we had a waffle and sausage supper and built a new train track on the train table.
Then it was off to bed to rest up for another fun filled day on Thursday. We took the kids bowling at Sun Valley Lanes and out for ice cream. Then the kids and I went to the library to take some books back. Which brings us to Fri. Ethan and Madi came over to play in the afternoon and then we were off to "Park and Beans." Our neighborhood association and a new church that is going up around the corner threw a small carnival at the park with games, food, and entertainment by the String Beans (a kids music group). We had a lot of fun and were exhausted by the end of this fun packed weekend.

Woods Splash Park:


Bowling:


Park and Beans: