Summer fun, finally...

It finally feels like I am on vacation! Last week, I was officially off from work but was not officially done with work so I spent two days at Sherman finishing up. The remainder of the week was spent getting ready for a thrift sale at my sister's house.

Last Tuesday friend Sarah still had to work and she needed someone to watch Avery. Brenna and Brody were estactic to have her come visit. We had a fun day and even managed to get some items marked for the thrift sale. With three kids, two dogs (one who is naughty) it was a busy day. Great Grandma De-De came out to help.

Brenna and Brody pushed Avery around in a laundry basket. She ended up falling asleep. They are good little babysitters, with supervision of course!
As usual, Brenna and Brody were never far from Avery.

Brenna reading to Tess, Cooper, and her baby.

This was cute. Brenna and Brody hopped in their jeeps and drove down to the edge of the field to watch the tractor (put-put as they call it). Brody had been waiting for the tractor to finally do some work when he was actually home. They sat there for at least 20 minutes. I love that they appreciate the simple things in life!

Last Thursday Sarah and Colleen (Sarah's mom) invited us to an Express game. Colleen had gotten free tickets from the place where she works. It was a great night for baseball and we all had a good time. Brenna and Brody were very excited to sing, "Take me out to the Ballgame" at the end of the 6th inning.

Collen with Brenna. Cousin Ty-Ty with Brody. Brody was connected to Tyler the entire game.
This week, I watched Brenna and Brody get on a bus for the first time! This week is intro to 4K at Osseo Elementary and we had the option of having Brenna and Brody be picked up by the bus at the Foster gas station. We decided to have them ride so they could have the experience prior to starting school in the fall. I know this will surprise those who know me but I cried. I'm hoping this will mean less tears in the fall. They were so brave and didn't even shed a tear. I did end up driving to Osseo to make sure they made it their first day. I felt like I was stalking the bus. I walked them into their room and watched them both find their name tags. Brenna cracks me up because she recognizes Brody's name more easily than her own.

Brody-- first day of 4K summer school. He insisted on holding the flag up.
Brenna screaming at me to not take her picture. Brenna has been anti-picture lately so if you see more pictures of Brody on the blog you will know why!
My big kids!
All ready to go! Brenna sort of committing to the picture.
Monday after lunch with Great Grandma De-De, we made our first visit to the Osseo pool. It was a great day to be outside. Notice Brenna being anti-picture again. Good thing she forgots about it once in awhile.


Brody had his goggles on the entire time. Hanging out by friend, Jaxon. Brody did not waste anytime getting wet and swimming around. Brenna was a little more reluctant to trust that her floaties would hold her up.
Taking a break to talk to Nana and have a treat.
A day in the sun makes for a tired Avery.

Brody and Brenna had a good first day of school! Cousin Abbi ended up coming home with us and spending the night. They had fun with her! Today, which was their second day, they both had a slight meltdown when I picked them up. I guess they had wanted to give me a hug when they were at school. They were also sad because they wanted cousin Abbi to leave summer school and come home with us since she had the day before. They were teary eyed and just not themselves. Hopefully tomorrow will be better with a little more sleep tonight.

Have a great week!