today i am ...

... thinking about what a great summer we have had

we've discovered new friends

and new places to play

we have not gotten up before 9:00 am

more than once or twice

we've gone to outdoor summer concerts,

 penguin park and a Royals game

we've eaten ice cream from the ice cream man,

had water balloon fights, played in the hose,
had countless nerf wars and planted a garden

we've been to the Sprint Center,

Lake of the Ozarks and Yogurtini

we have seen a baby lizard hatch,

tried to save a baby bird and caught three crawdads
and made little habitats for all of them

we've spent days and nights at 

worlds of fun, ate snow cones and

played hide n seek in the dark

we spent precious time with cousins and family from Omaha,

Colorado and Florida.  I love these people so much.

I got to snap lots of silly pictures

of summer fun

{I know ... bad mom, couldn't resist the parkour moment}

summer is coming to a close

and although school has started,

it is not over yet!

the weather has cooled a bit

and I am hanging on to outdoor weather

and still have summer activities planned

we {finally} have our first camping trip of the summer

to look forward to and we still plan on visiting the lake

we still have to play in the creek and go pick fresh fruit

we still have time for many more bike rides and 

late night walks and Sam still needs to paintball
for his birthday

I have enjoyed each sweet summer time moment

and I still am