The end of our Summer

Our family MUCH enjoyed our Summer together and especially enjoyed the extra time with Patrick/Daddy (who had a little more free time on his hands than during the school year obviously)! I'm a little sad that it's over, but I do LOVE Autumn SO much! I'm mostly just bummed @ the realization that another change of season means that my babies are that much bigger!



So......GOODBYE to the swimming pool play dates, shorts and flip-flops (or at least not for a little bit longer thankfully), spontaneous daddy/daughter fishing trips @ dusk, yummy sno cones runs after dinner (sad day), running around outside barefoot, slip 'n slide races w/ the kids, grilling out almost every night, and the endless streams of sweat that pour down the body every single time you get into your extremely hot parked car (praise the Lord)!!!
But......HELLO to pumpkin spice soap, changing leaves, mochaccino and sugar cookies candles, waking up to ESPN's Game Day every Sat. morning (Woo hooooooo!), hot chocolate, Razorback football, and blue jeans!!! I LOVE IT!

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Here's what the end of our Summer brought:

* Another REALLY fun (and HOT) visit to Silver Dollar City in Branson w/ Patrick's family (and cousin in town from So. Carolina)











* A NWA Naturals baseball game w/ Patrick's family on a beautiful evening




* A swim play date w/ close friends from church







* A church block party/community outreach on a local elementary school lawn in preparation for VBS (coordinated by our Hispanic mission pastor @ FLBC - and also thanks to Patrick and many of our college students to help make it happen)















* Vacation Bible School 2010 (The Plagues of Egypt...which turned out awesome)












* Presenting the VBS closing program (music) @ church = Kennedy (and her friends) getting to sing in front of the church




* Enjoying a lazy day w/ my beautiful MO friend in town w/ her 3 munchkins





* Hosting a 'nursery rhyme' themed baby shower for one of my closest friends, Meghan (anxiously awaiting the arrival of Dax in Oct.)








* Attending a 1st birthday party for a sweet little friend (daughter of some of our friends from Ft. Smith, Nick and Lindsey Kennedy)

(Some photos courtesy of Chris Kennedy of chriskennedyphotography.com)











* More very blessed baby showers for my cousin's wife, Leah, and their precious Campbell on-the-way






* And a wonderful Labor Day wknd. in Branson w/ family (more to come...)