Catch Up

 June was busy and wonderful.  I realized today that I haven't blogged in 3 weeks.  Oops! I have many pictures that I'll share over the next week to catch everyone up on our lives this summer.  I can't believe it's already July!

Last month school ended and swim season began.  I will do a separate (long) post on the swim season but for now, here are some pictures I found from June!

I'm not sure what Gabey was doing here but I often find him in this exact position playing games on my phone.  He is very skilled with maneuvering his way around the iPhone.  He can do pretty hard puzzled games and loves to look at all the pictures and videos on my phone.

 Lilly has been swimming, swimming, and more swimming but we try to add in some time for reading and writing!

 Ella goes with the flow... She rides with me wherever I go and loves to play with a couple of the older kids in the neighborhood.

 Lukey being tortured though he loves it...

 Love this picture of Luke and Daddy.

 Ella and Luke have a unique bond.  They are so similar and play beautifully together.  It's so neat watching them.

 Lilly had her 4th dance recital last month.  It was the first time I let her wear make-up so she was excited.

 Lilly's recitals are about 25 minutes away.  One year we got stuck in traffic and almost missed it, another year I took two different ballet shoes (one from when she was 2 years old) so she had to borrow one as another child got off the stage, and this year we turned around four times to come home for things we forgot.  I thought it was hysterical.  Andy... not so much.

 Lilly danced well and had a great time. Ella loved watching too.  The boys stayed home with Jackie and took a nap.  

Oliver is doing great.  He just turned 8 months old and is still a pretty mellow puppy.  He's about 95lbs and still growing.

Shwew, that's some of what's been happening!  Stay tuned for more...