Summer Vacation Day 2 & 3

We spent day 2 & 3 of vacation at Chicot State Park.
Pop Pop and JuJu rented a cabin again this summer and
invited all of us to come fishing. I borrowed a selfie
stick from a friend and Avery enjoyed taking pictures
with it.  We all enjoyed some fishing but it was HOT!
Avery soon called fishing "boring" so she went inside
to watch tv. We introduced Uncle Jake and Pop Pop
to geocaching while we were there as well. If you ask
the kids what their favorite part of staying at the cabin
is they will probably tell you the "friendly" alligators
that come to try to steal our fish!

Summer Vacation Day 1

We started off our summer vacation or
summer adventure as we like to call it! Our
first day was spent at the New Orleans zoo
since we brought Gram and PawPaw to the
airport anyway.  Plus we get in free now
after I bought a membership earlier in the
year.  It has poured down rain when we
arrived which made us almost decide not
to go but so glad we did. The rain had cooled
it off and the cloud cover kept it that way!

Winshape Camp

Our July has been jam packed with fun! First off
was a week of Winshape Camp at our church.Our best
buddy Jackson attended the camp with us as well. He might
as well be an honorary Gaines! I volunteered all week
and wasn't really sure what to expect but I was blown
away by this camp. I was also exhausted! We are
hoping they will be able to come back next year!

Happy 4th of July!

We spent July 4th pretty low key. Daddy
went to study that morning and then our
friends came over for hamburgers and we
finished the night off with fireworks.

Geocaching

We have been doing a lot of Geocaching this summer.
Aaron has been really enjoying it. We have found almost
all of the ones in our town and we found a few while on
vacation. Some have trinkets in them so the kids love to
trade when we find those.

VBS 2016- Submerged!

Last week the kids and I went to VBS at church
and the theme this year was Submerged! We brought
our friends Jackson and Rebecca again this year as well.
This year was the first time I (momma) did not work
childcare but instead was in charge of snacks for 400
kiddos! I had a blast in the kitchen and it was a much
welcome change to the years I spent in childcare. I think
the snacks came out great and my kids definitely enjoyed
them.... and ALL the leftovers I brought home!

Avery's 3rd Year of Dance

Avery completed her 3rd year of dance
and her second recital at the first of June.
The girls LOVED being on the big stage!
They both did so great! It was great to
also be able to see cousin Elizabeth
dance this year as well.   Avery is ready
for year 4 to start in September!

Aaron didn't want to be in the
family picture lol!

Scenes of Summer

We have been enjoying our summer break
so far.  There have been playdates, pool time,
nap time, and cousin time! Aaron recently
got an ant farm as well so they have been
watching the ants a lot lately. The summer
seems to pass fast and slow all at the same
time but momma is enjoying every minute
of my time at home with them.