It's sad to see summer come to an end. Harper starts school on Monday. I go back to work on Tuesday. Where did the time go? Here are a few pictures of our summer.
Harper played "Blast Ball" this year. It is a shorted version of t-ball for 3 and 4 year olds. Every child gets to bat and then run to first base, which honks when you jump on it. Harper loved every minute of it! She even wants her own tee so she can practice for next summer.
We had lots of visitors throughout the summer, especially with the birth of Elliet. Some of our favorite visitors were from Ashley, Jack and Lia!
Harper attended her very first birthday party for our neighbor boy, who turned 3. Harper and Kohen get along great! He had his party at the skating rink here in town. Harper was excited to finally use her princess roller blades somewhere other than our basement.
A new restaurant opened up here in Clarion that serves awesome pizza cooked over coals. On Sundays kids get to make their own mini-pizza for FREE, so we took advantage of that one Sunday. So yummy. If you're ever in Clarion, stop in and eat at Fuel.
No summer is complete without a trip to the Iowa State fair. Last week we went to the Toby Keith concert held at the Iowa State Fair. We all had a great time. I think it's fair to say that our group may have been the drunkest people there. :)
Last weekend we went to Northwood because Adam was in a golf tournament. Adam's team took 1st place and Adam won 'longest drive.' While the guys were golfing, the girls headed to a BBQ bash that had a lot of kids activities. Harper played games, watched a magic show, and even participated in the pedal pull. She didn't win, but pulled 22.5 feet.
Harper and Adam have spent many, many days at the swimming pool this summer. Harper now jumps into the water ( 5 foot) with her floaties on all by herself, puts her head underwater and holds her breath, and can do the American crawl (with floaties). She also hooks her legs on the side of the pool and just floats. And she has learned to use the wall to 'kick off'. Hopefully she will be doing all of these things WITHOUT water wings next year!
In July we hosted our first annual neighborhood block party. We grilled out, made s'mores over the fire pit, and enjoyed some adult beverages while all of the kids ran wild. This will definitely be an annual event to add to our summer to-do list. We love our neighborhood - it's fully of kiddos that Harper loves to play with!
Also in July, Adam and a few guys took a short trip to Las Vegas. He had a lot of fun but told me he was ready to come home to his girls........awwwww
But most of our days are spent just hanging out, playing games, watching out favorite TV shows, and giving each other lots of love!
Our summer isn't complete with a trip to the Blank Park Zoo, which is where we're headed to on Sunday. We are attended our first (and only) wedding this Saturday and will take off early Sunday morning to beat the heat. While in the Des Moines area, we are on a mission to find Harper some tan tap shoes for dance this fall. I also want to stop at Valley West Uniforms and get a few new pairs of scrubs for going back to work next week :(
Good-bye summer....2013 is a summer that we'll never forget!
