hello SUMMER

truly my fave

 this time of year

the long day of sunshine

relaxed schedule with the kids
i love it

change of pace

it's good

and the living is easy

our summer has started off pretty exciting

a good friend turned 40

we celebrated BIG with a hula theme party

such a blast!

beautiful home

pina colada machine

catered food

hula dancers

music

good friends

happy happy Hilary

then a few days later mocha doodle had her
PUPPIES 

 on june 4th

13 of them
she is amazing

WOW!

for now she lives with the breeder in dripping
and is busy until mid july feeding

and being mommy to them

we miss her like crazy around the house

poor coacher

HA
he's been enjoying ALL the attention again
he truly doesn't seem the least bit sad
silly ol' dog

boys started swimming lessons three nights a week
and i still think they need one more session
 they need more practice in the pooooool!!!

last day of school was june 5th

they had adorable matching shirts for twin day
with 8 of their closest buddies

one of the boys said
it's not quadruplet day
just twin day

haha

and that evening we had a FUN

outdoor movie party with a few friends

we introduced the kids to THE GOONIES movie

good times

quilts, lawn chairs, 

dogs and burgers, adult beverages, bug spray

cool summer night breeze

it was the perfect ending to a great school year

now we are enjoying a few weeks of spanish camp at school

and an extended visit with uncle ronnie here

who lets the boys play on his phone sometimes

he's a good uncle

it's been a great start to summer around here

we are blessed

and busy

excited for the next chapter

as we currently prepare to move an hour north

weeeeeeeee

moving boxes are fun ;-)

i love summer!!

celebrating 7

we had fun celebrating the boy's birthday this year

 it was a non party year

instead we let the boys each choose a friend to hang with us for the day

cooper, alex, dylan, corbin & travis

they picked indoor go karting, Gatti Town for lunch and games, and a short trip to the park for some exploring

we also made a stop at the donut shop for breakfast

strapped in, geared up, and holding on TIGHT

he almost forgot to put down his shield

corbin was a little nervous

i think he kept having questions and was afraid he would forget which side was the gas/brake

he sat out

but next time i think he's gonna give it a SPIN

travis zuniga was a pro

he cruised around the track 

little dylan hung out with us big kids

his big brother alex was focused and pretty fast

cooper was cautious but had fun being the driver
12 lap around

 we had pizza buffet for lunch
and each boy got a $10 card to spend in the game room

the bumper cars at Gatti Town were FUN

good times
alex and cooper rode them 3-4 times

I'd say it was a pretty great day

boys had loads of fun
sharing a day being spoiled
with their friends

happy birthday big Coop Corb!

Instagram

Wow, these Friday posts seem to come around faster and faster!

 we made it to the long weekend. survived the first week back to school

Linking up with Jeanette at Life Rearranged. Go check her out! 

I'm aacurtis on Instagram.

laying out my canvas painting

i had adam re draw it.

straight lines, graph squares, circles

i'd rather just paint.

i had a helper vacuuming

he did all the stairs

 loves to help

can i help momma? can i help? 

he's so big.

straight to the Y after drop off on the first day of school

we've pushed ourselves this week

and i can barely walk

getting in shape, lifting weights hurts

i'm ready to curl up with a book and not move for awhile

after 1st day of school treat

this place is great

josie's fro yo is Goooood!!

adding color 

working slowly on the painting

adding color is fun

love these dog screen savers adam put on my computer

so cute

speaking of doggies

coacher had a playdate with riley 

our neighbors are trying to sell their house 

she comes over to play while the realtor's are there

she's a sweet girl

coach is nice and shares his water bowl, and a spot on the cold tile

on the 3rd day of school

 the boys got ready early, so they rode bikes

i ran behind

enjoying the early morning sunrise

then i spent an hour on the spin bike

rode over 20 miles

burned 400 calories

OUCH!

happy long weekend!!

tonight is friday night high school football

and i have a date with my sewing machine :)

crazy about this girl

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the pink, the bow, curly hair, chocolate skin

in love with it all

the curtis' are all crazy about this wee one

she's just a little angel

hi dylann!

i love this beautiful sweet girl

don't my friends have the prettiest children?

she is pretty as a flower

 almost 3 years old

little angel

striking a pose

you go girl

bye DD, dilly, cleetus, dylann elise, D!! 

i'm so happy you are my friend.