summer fun with friends

I LOVE summer. It means NO school for the kids. It means so much fun. It means spending more time with my kids WITHOUT worrying about homework. It means time with friends. But most importantly it means we get to go back to Washington and be with family. I LOVE IT. There is so much room for the kids to run and so much for them to explore and do. They kids can hardly wait. Only 8 more days. YEAH. Can't wait to see my new niece. And the kids are excited to visit their cousins. Here are just a few pictures of the kids today. They had Mia and Maggie Merchant over to play. Rachel and Mia are so funny. They had this huge plan to have me be the baby and they were the mom's. They put me to bed and had me take a "nap". I was a little concerned until Mia reassured me that she would be able to take care of all the other kids and keep them quiet so I could take my nap. If only that could have been a REAL nap. The kids had a blast. Maggie didn't want her picture taken. But she had fun playing. We all took a walk down to the park and the kids enjoyed themselves........although they really didn't even play on the equipment but preferred to run around and chase butterflies and eat goldfish. It was fun.