Swim Meets and Summer Days

The week after vacation is always full of laundry and errands and getting back on top of life. These boys are good helpers though, and summer is really fun with them.

On Monday Michael hosted a book club about Anxious Generation. On Tuesday we had so much fun seeing FIREFLIES together. We didn't know you could see those here but we learned the right spots through a city-led walk and it was really magical with the boys. On Wednesday we woke up early for Bike to Work day, which the boys always love. Then Thursday we met a lot of our friends for an outdoor library concert by the Okee Dokee Brothers and it was such a happy night. My friend Jamie took Westin and Bennett to an all day Trekkers program and they really loved it. We went to the pool that night and ate dinner outside. Saturday was our boys one and only swim meet this summer and I was so proud of them! They both worked really hard.

This is a sweet stage for summertime. 

The true scene of summer.
Between camping weekends and fun trips and walks and playing with friends,
most of summer looks just like this :)

Michael is ready for book club! 
Sourdough rye bread and Peach sensation.
They talked about Anxious Generation.

Why do I still love all the neighborhood bunnies so much.

Playgroup at Twin Silos.
The kids love looking for crawdads in the stream.

The Blackstone is a game changer.
Bring on the teenage years.

We went on a firefly catching night!
We didn't know you could find them here but we took a little volunteer-led walk and learned the right spots to find them. It was so magical!

Bike to Work Day! 
We always love the free food and happy people before we ride to swim team.

Westin's first lawnmowing!

Met up with the Schmidts at the church to eat pizza and play basketball.
Plans always help get us through the long parts of the days!

Dropped our Kia off for maintenance and walked home,
with a little Dunkin' stop on the way.

I'll never get over this.

I felt like a mother duck walking home from the car dealership.
They're so cute.

Basement naps during construction time!

He's the coziest thing to find when I wake him up to go get our brothers.

Swim Meet!

Our piano room has turned into a bathroom reno storage room.
Hopefully for not too long!