Life Lately

 Life lately has included a few play dates at the splash pad with friends.  When Evan and Payton were at camp, Addi, Karsyn and I met up with some school friends at the park.  They had way too much fun in the sun.

 Earlier this week, the kiddos and I met up with my bank girls for a night of water fun and catching up. 

On our way home, we we all marveled at the beautiful sunset.  I love it when God paints the sky with many colors.  This picture truly does't do it justice.  We are looking forward to our next splash pad date with church friends planned next week.

 These two girls have spent the last two weeks in swimming lessons.

Karsyn did so well at her first lesson, that they kicked her out of class.  She's always been a water baby and was pretty good at getting around the pool with her floaties.  She just needed to hone in on a few skills to swim on her own.  Changing classes meant that she got some more one on one time with the instructors.  I switched Addi too and the girls were glad to be in class together.  During the first week of lessons, Evan and Payton were at camp.  But the second week, they got to enjoy the pool while the little ladies learned how to swim.  The girls particularly loved Water Safety Day.  They learned what to do if they are in a capsized boat situation and how to save a friend from the deep end when you are little.

I'm hoping to sign the girls up for more lessons later on this summer.  Per the kiddos' request, Jason made a tire swing.  They have just loved it!  Anyone have any good tips on how to make grass grow under a very shaded tree?

For Mother's Day, Jason bought me a patio tomato plant.  Karsyn picked this little cutie earlier this week.  Some day, I'd really like to grow a bigger veggie garden....I say that every year and haven't.  We'll see. ;)

Every Friday night, I take the kids out to dinner at our favorite deli.  I had a great coupon and I was having a cheat eat day, so we headed to Zio's.  (Side note - I don't do cheat days often.  I only do them when the scale stops moving for two or more weeks.  It's proven to be a very successful method for me so far.  This time, I really needed not only a body reset, but a mind reset too. It was just what I needed, because I'm ready to get back at it tomorrow.  I hope the scale agrees.)  I laughed to myself a little when we entered the restaurant.  It's been a while since I got the "She's crazy for doing ________ with four kids" look, but it was done by more than a few people. lol!  Despite the looks, it was a great dinner and we all really enjoyed ourselves and our meals. Evan and I split the Spicy Chicken Alfredo.  It was soooo good!

As for the good coupon....it doesn't actually start until tomorrow. Ugh! The waiter was super kind though and didn't charge us for our drinks.   After dinner, we saw the "hot" light on at Krispy Kreme.  Free donuts make us happy!

The kids also really enjoyed the free entertainment.  I was pretty sure that I was going ot have to drag the kids out of there. LOL!

We'll spend the rest of our weekend gearing up to celebrate Independence Day and a certain little firecracker who's about to turn five!  Hope you have a great and safe holiday!