Summer

It feels like Summer!! (Finally)

I think everyone has had a wet Spring. It's typically rainy in Washington, but even here we are feeling more wet than usual. This weekend has been absolutely beautiful! I love days like yesterday where the kids can play outside all day long. I spent most of the day outside too, soaking in the warmth and sunshine! We are definitely ready for Summer!

The kids played in the sprinklers, walked to the park, ate popsicles, rode bikes, and ran around with the neighbors. I love that in the late afternoon, the shade hits our backyard just right and all the neighbor kids shift the fun to our house. We've always wished that we had a bigger backyard, but we do maximize it's use.

a little baseball

some swinging

playing in the dirt

lunch, dinner, and snacks..

I wasn't sure how our gardens would do this summer with Jared in school, thank goodness he still makes time for them. Pretty soon the kids will be picking raspberries, peas,

blueberries

and strawberries.

After picking up all the toys, we spread out blankets and dad set up our backyard drive-in.

Here we are, just before dark.

All day, Emma was excited talking about how she was going to watch the movie from her swing.

It turns out the blankets were more comfortable.

Linsey woke up with that stomach bug that has been making its way through our family, but she joined us for the movie and seemed to perk up with the cool, fresh summer air.
I'm sure we'll see more rain, but days like this are probably appreciated more here than anywhere else. The kids still have two weeks of school, but they are filled with field trips, assemblies, and all the end of the school year fun stuff!

Bring on Summer!!