Summer Fun

The summer of 2011 was the hottest summer in Texas history!! With that being said, we were really thankful to have a pool in our backyard! It did not get used as much after July, but we still enjoyed most of our summer in the pool.

The best gift given this year, was the slide that MawMaw bought for the kids. It was a big blow-up slide for the pool. It provided hours of entertainment. It did get a hole in it by the end of the summer but we will definitely be getting another one for next year.



even Lucy had fun going down the slide


Cooper liked doing back-flips down the slide and jumping off of it!!



of course Daddy is the most fun person to play in the pool with....

he does handstands


cannon ball contest


and he even does back-flips!!!


this little cutie LOVES to be in the pool!!


most of our other activities involved being indoors! The kids went to VBS and they had the "Panda Mania" theme. They had a great time.


Cooper went to Upward Basketball Camp....he LOVES basketball!!



One of my favorite things from this summer was when The Schmidt Family (and MawMaw) came to our house and watched the kids for 7 days so Richard and I could go to the beach!! It was wonderful!! So wonderful that I did not even take one picture...I was too busy sleeping late and relaxing on the beach : )

I did get one picture of Sara with the girls

I know everyone was worn out when we got back home but it was so nice to get away without the kids! Thanks so much MawMaw, Diane, Ashlea, and Sara!!

Our last big event before school started was going to Hurricane Harbor, the big water park here in Texas. We all had a great time going down all the fun water slides! I did not have the camera with me...so no pictures, but it was definitely a fun day!