Loving summer

Dinner dates

Visits from Claire

Army men

Taking time to smell the flowers

or eat them!

Taking his brothers for a walk

Watering the flowers

Chalk in the driveway

Soccer

Axel's summer soccer team

Playing on the big field this year

Cheering on his big brother

Happy Birthday Grandma Coughlin

The crew

5 generations

Happy Birthday Grandma Coughlin!  It was great to see family and celebrate grandma. 

Summer time

Tractor rides with dad

Boy night..sorry mom you get the couch

Random days off and lunch dates :)

Birthday day pedicures
Thanks Ann!

Menards trips

 Axel: Mom I need a Dumbledore costume. Tomorrow for the last day of shcool.
Me: Umm... it's 6:30 at night where am I going to get a Dumbledore outfit?
Axel: Amazon?  (sorry dude, it doesn't work like that!)
So needless to say I scrambled to come up with something.  We went to the hardware store and this is what turned out?!  Sorta looks like a wizard? :)

Last day of school!!!

Chipotle first timer's 

Abel's field day

Playing catch up here.  I was lucky enough to have a day off in the middle of the week that just happen to be Abel's field day at school!  Ansel and I got to go and watch him. Hard to believe that Abel's first grade year is here and gone.

Cooling off

 Best way to beat the heat...water 

It went from cold to hot.  Minnesota weather is so bi-polar.  I would rather have heat then cold any day.  I think the boys would to too :)  Summer has officially begun.  No more tight schedules and having the boys up and ready in the morning.   We are all ready to have the longer days with less to do.  (at least for them right?  My schedule seems to stay busy year round)  Axel is now a 5th grader, Abel a 2nd grader and Ansel will be starting preschool.  Wow, next school year will be a big one.  For the moment we will try and enjoy as much summer as we can.