Summer--week six: Lots of sun and fun!

We had a great week and continued to cross items of our summer bucket list. One of the ones we had been looking forward to was riding the trolley in The Woodlands. We parked at the library and the kids picked up their goody bags for summer reading and then we caught the trolley to Market Street. It was so much fun! It's totally free and I don't know why we hadn't ridden it before. At Market Street, we had a picnic, got some ice cream, and played in the fountains. Such a fun day!

Grace holding her geode--a cool item in their summer reading goody bags from the library.

      About to ride the trolley with JoJo

                      On the trolley

           A little treat from Cold Stone

                  

Each evening this week, the kids went to a t-ball camp at Faith Bible Church with their friend, Kate. This was Grace's first athletic endeavor and a HUGE deal for her to participate in something that didn't let her wear a dress :) Surprisingly, she loved it! (Of course, Jake did, too). The last night, they played a game and she was hilarious. She never quit laughing and the coaches said her joy was contagious. We love our Gracie Girl. She never ceases to surprise us.

The rest of the week we swam, went to a water day at church, and swam some more! Jake's goal of the summer was to touch the bottom of the deep end which he's mastered now. As of this week, Grace is a full-fledged swimmer, too, and it's hard to get our little fish out of the pool.

                     Water Day fun

             A pool day with friends

 Grace and her new friend, Ella, after       swimming

Saturday night we had dinner on the waterway and went for a nice walk by the fountains. 

Summer--week 5: Happy Birthday JoJo and America!

It's hard to believe it's already July! We are continuing to enjoy the pool and our friends and cross items off our summer bucket list.

   Jake's best buddy Jackson over to swim

Here's Jake at Barnes and Noble after earning his free book for reading 8 books. He reads every day and is getting better and better at it. We're so proud of him!

Seeing Hotel Transylvania with friends at a summer dollar movie--the greatest thing ever on a hot summer day!

Celebrating July 4th at the Pavilion with the Houston Symphony. Claudia helped the kids make these adorable shirts. We met several friends and had a great evening!

Grace watching the show on Ty's shoulders--pure joy!

JoJo had been gone all summer on a road trip across America with her dad--check out her blog: www.jonesacochran.blogspot.com.

She returned just in time for her birthday. We took her out for bowling and Chuy's to celebrate. Watching the kids bowl was simply hilarious! So fun! Happy Birthday JoJo!

      The kids decorated JoJo's room :)