Summer!

What do you get when you mix weddings slash sickness slash adoption work slash summer?

Answer: no blog posts.

The last few weeks have been spent watching my kids grow up.  I am now the proud parent of TWO swimmers.  Because of my fear of water, this is especially important to me.  My mom, husband and I have really made it a point to get the kids in the water as much as possible this summer, and we're now reaping the rewards.  Woohoo!

I also got to see my nieces for an entire week, while they were down here for my sister's wedding:

My daughter and niece standing over the air conditioning vent.  =)  

Janoah driving off in Papa's jeep.

 I also had the opportunity to spend time with a friend I've known nearly all my life.  We met when I was 5 (and she was 4) and lived only 7 houses apart.  We went to the same school and spent all of our weekends together.  Here is a picture of us when we were younger:

And now....

Here is a picture of my two girls (ages 4 and 5) hanging out with her 4 year old (sorry, the lighting is terrible).  This was so surreal to me...

That's what I've been up to.  How's your summer going?