Summer sum-up

I can't believe that this is the last week of summer.  That's right, starting next week teachers go back to work for LISD.  That means I start babysitting kids again.  Isabella still has another week to wait before she starts up school again.
She is so excited to be going to school EVERY day instead of only two days a week.  I have to say that I am a little excited about it too.  I know it's still preschool (only 3 hours a day), but those 3 hours will will help both of us for the better.  I feel bad that I can't set her aside and focus on teaching her things.  With Luke and Elizabeth in the mix, It's a wonder I have time to teach her anything at all.  So, yes, I am very happy for her to start learning again (aside from what I can do for her).
Yesterday we were all upstairs in the playroom and Luke gave me a scare.  We were cleaning up the dolls when somehow he slipped and fell (bum first) into the doll bin.  Normally this wouldn't have caused a fright, but it was his face smacking into the wooden coffee table on the way down that had me worried.  His nose was bleeding and was starting to swell.  Also, there was a bruised area underneath his left eye.  I thought for sure that he had broken his nose.  He wouldn't let me put ice on it, wouldn't let me put him down, Isabella kept asking questions, I was conversing with Josh on the phone about it all the while the baby was screaming her head off !!!  Life is so exciting sometimes. Eventually I was able to get Luke to calm down enough for me to put the baby down to sleep.  Josh left work a little early to come and help and of course by the time he got home everything was peaceful once again.  It's a good thing I like roller coasters because lately it seems that everyday I've been on one!
This summer has been really fun all in all.  It's been nice staying home with my kids ONLY!  We've been able to get out to the library a couple of times, go to the gym often (which gives the kids some time to play with others), and we even got to go to the lake for a while.  Brandon and Sharee were there for a while.  I'm glad we were able to spend some extra time with them before the moved back to Utah.  We also were able to invite some of our good friends to come down to the lake for a couple of days.  Thanks mom and dad!  We all had such a great time.  I can't wait for our next visit. 
I think that pretty much sums up our summer.  It's been so hot outside that we've rarely gone outside.  There's been a lot of playing with toys, puzzles, playdough, movies, and playing on our favorite website http://lds.org/friend
The kids have been able to swim at some of their friends houses, but that pretty much the only outside playtime they've had.

Oh - Luke's nose is fine by the way.  He smashed it pretty good, but it's just a little bruise.  You can barely

tell that anything has happened now.  Boys.....Sheesh!

Picture Time (watch out, there's quite a few):

Get a load of all of these floatation devices.  Isabella has some major water anxieties.  Heaven knows why.

Before our hair cut.....and no, I don't have an after picture.  You'll just have to imagine Bella with layers and me with hair chopped to my chin.

The only water we could get Bella to go in.  All of the kids loved the pool and the best part is....less parent supervision!

Kash just cracks me up in this photo.  Josh really got the kids excited - very fun to watch.

This is Bella with her friends the Parma's (Bria and Callie)

The finish product of our cabinet staining project.

Our last day with Kyla and Kash before they moved to Utah.  It was such a fun family party.  We were sad to leave early, but our kids were going nutzo on us.  It was inevitable, we had to leave.  We miss you Skeeter and Sharee (kiddos too)!!

Exersaucers are so amazing!! Seriously, I've acquired a couple of baby items with Elizabeth that I don't know how I did without in the past.  The other major big help item was and still is the Bjorn carrier by the way.

We had Mike and his boys come over to play games one night. Isabella couldn't make it to the end.  Totally out on the couch