It's the Most Wonderful Time

of the year!!!!! That's right. We are about a month into summer, and what a summer it has been. We sold our house on Del Rey circle after only 4 years of ownership, and are in the process of building a new home that is scheduled to be completed in late September. It is a 1.5 story, meaning only the game room and a half bath are upstairs, and everything is on the ground floor. Woo Hoo! It is also on a third acre lot instead of the 0 lot line home we just left, and Doug will finally have a nice covered patio with an outdoor kitchen area. In the mean time, we are living in a 2 bedroom apartment with a short term lease, and the majority of everything we own is in storage. Apartment life has taken a bit of getting used to, but we are making the best of it. Having to  take the dog out on a leash every time he has to use the restroom really sucks, especially when you slip down the slope in the wet morning grass and break your ass in the process!

 

The bright side of apartment life is the kids are really enjoying the pool!

The boys also had an awesome time at church camp in June!

A "cold" front blew  in on July 1st giving us a first week of July forecast of high temperatures only in the 80's. The kiddos and I were able to play at the park in the middle of the afternoon 2 days in a row without suffering from a heat stroke!

We celebrated Grandpa's 56th birthday on July 2nd even though his cake says differently ;)

Happy Birthday, Grandpa! We love you! 

Hooray for summer!!!!!

Holidays and birthdays!

 Papa Fred's birthday, March 24th

 Daddy

 Davin's 6th birthday bike!

 and all about Ninja turtles

Grandma's birthday

 Eggstravaganza!!

 Spring Break in Cleburne

Kid's at play!!!

School Daze........

 Well, once again, I think the instant gratification of FB has killed the ever hopeful blogger star! These are all random photos of various events of the spring '13 semester with no rhyme or reason beginning with TMEA!

 Ethan's 4th grade Dallas Symphony trip.

 Super Hero Field Day!

 Spring fling!

 Symphony

 K-Zoo!!!

 K Rodeo Day!!!!

 The Gator Choir takes it to the top, again!!!!

Super Hero Field Day, again

TMEA with my best amigas!

the January blah's

 On New Year's Day, I took down all of my Christmas decorations then went to a girl's movie and dinner outing to celebrate my dear friend Carmen's birthday.

 

 We also had time later in the week to go and play with friends since we did not have to go back to school until January 7th which I loved! It was so nice having some time after the holidays to chill and decompress before having to jump back in the saddle.

 

The kids ended their winter vacation by a bike ride on the Denton bike trail to Five Guys for dinner with Grandpa and a ride back home. It was hard to go to bed on time that night and ever more difficult to get out of bed for the entire week, even for mom! I felt like a teenager trying to get out of bed again. I don't like January. It is dark, cold, and dreary, with no holiday to really brighten it up (not to mention that the pocket book has gotten thinner, and my thighs have gotten thicker over the past month), and I wish I could just hibernate through January and February like a bear.  Thus, the January blah's.

 

 Doug got inspired by the show BBQ pit masters this weekend and decided to try his hand at smoking some chicken and ribs.

 Doug took this picture without warning anyone! It's so flattering. Grandpa and Aunt Whitney joined us for dinner before taking the boys to the Mean Green basketball game.

 and the Eagles win! Ah Cah!