Summer lovin'!

Evan loves baseball.  Its his first year and he is amped about it!
I just about died when he came walkin out in this get-up.
He was drowning in it, and Im pretty certain that helmet weighs more than he does,
but he went out there and still got the job done!

My favorite shirts these days happen to be made by my very own sister.
Love her stuff!

Crockett got a new bike and I wanted to work out away from my basement so we went up into Alpine and rode around Lambert park for a good 4 hours.  My soul is now rejuvenated.  Something about that nature air...wakes me up!

We took Rae along with us on a really super fun >>AND BEAUTIFUL<<  single track trail.
I could see her smiling from behind her helmet the whole time.
We are kindred spirits...Im pretty sure her soul soars in the uncontrolled environments.
I hope she develops a real love for our backyard:)

I plunged and bought the pass of all passes...and no regrets there.
We hit up Seven Peaks and it was Heavenly.
My kids are finally at good ages where Im not feeling so anxious about where each one is every nano second.
Rae and Evan love the freedom, and now that they can both ride on every slide, they love this place.
Mayci and Wesly roamed in and out of the kiddie pool and caught a couple rides with me or their aunties.
Proved to be too much fun for my Wes.
She literally conked 10 seconds into our drive home.
Thank you Seven Peaks.
>>Rae is fake sleeping<<
>>Cami is posing<<
So funny.

Raegan insisted on taking out her own stitches.
She did it...but as you can she...
she was sweat'n it.
That glimmer on her foot = sweat.
Pretty impressed she was able to do that.
Im learning that the more control she has - the less anxiety she has.
Only takes 9 years (or eternity) to figure her out : )
I love her and am really beginning to appreciate her independence!

This summer has been full of friends for this gal.
She is Little Miss Popular.
I certainly don't have to worry about her making friends.
She makes them very quick, everywhere we go!
>>I just have to make sure she doesn't lead them to McDonalds on foot when she's hungry<<

And this poor guy ended up in the hospital a few weeks back.
His allergies got the best of him.  As I was putting the kids to bed I noticed his breathing was very labored.
Scared the crap outta me.  And of course Shawn was out of town.
SO...
I text Brian - and he was knocking on my door 10 minutes later.
Thank You Doctor!
He did more than validate my intuition to take him in immediately.
He calmed me a bit and offered to hang till my dad got there to be with the little ones while I took him to the ER.
What a Saint.
Blessed to live 4 blocks down from him, and blessed for his generosity, care, and concern.

He ended up getting a few breathing treatments and an oral steroid.
Glad he was ok.
These pictures were taken after his breathing treatments - which happen to get him all wired up.
A much different Evan than before his meds.

Thanks again, Brian, for coming to the rescue.
Thanks Laci for lending him.
And thanks dad, for hanging here until 2 am - even when you had a 6 am flight.

I love you all!!