Happy Friday! I'm back to work today with a day full of meetings. I am excited to not be the new teacher this year + have lots of work friends to see again. But I'm a little sad to say goodbye to a really fun Summer. I'm going to recap some July favorite moments for you today.
1. The butterflies and hummingbirds have been loving my zinnias!
2. Pool parties! The boys had a blast swimming with friends.
3. Lots of volleyball! One of the moms made us cute shirts to cheer on our girls.
4. My crepe myrtle is in full bloom.
5. Rainbows! We spotted a few rainbows this week which is always a favorite for me. Bring on the slightly cooler temps so we can resume our evening walks and backyard hangs.
6. We love to add donuts to any day of errands. Parlor has become our favorite this Summer.
7. Classroom helpers! The kids helped me in my room to get everything ready for the start of school. Olive and Fletcher were great helpers and Leo had a great time playing with all of my cool kindergarten toys.
8. We had friends over for dinner and Mr. Mittens was very helpful. He thinks all table scapes are made for him. I love red, white and blue decor all Summer long.
9. Grocery delivery is my BFF. I'm so thankful for this service that makes my life so much easier.
10. Labubus are all the rage at our house. It's so entertaining to hear them talk about real ones, fake ones, the marks to know which is which and to see their collection.
11. Olive loves helping me with school projects. We did lots of assembling, laminating and prepping this week. Mr. Mittens was very curious and eager to supervise.
12. The puzzle king. Leo loves a good puzzle. Don't try to help him because he has it all under control.
13. We switched up our bookclub plans for brunch this month and it was delicious! It was so fun to try someplace new and see a little heart rock by my car.
14. Mr. Mittens always finds the prettiest nap spots. I love this corner.
15. Bedtime devotions. We're all listening. The cats are nearby and Leo wants to see the pictures.
16. I found a new hair girl!! This should maybe be my #1 favorite from July. She did a great job and I can't wait to go back. This has been on my to do list for almost 3 years. Whoops.
17. Our back to school shopping is done! Let the labeling begin. We all have some new things to get the year started off right.
18. We squeezed in fun stops like - happy hour at Sonic, snacks at the Costco cafe, Icee drinks and pretzels at Sams or drive thru lunches - all month long.
19. We met friends at fun play spots around town.
20. We got coffee treats at our friend's coffee shops.
21. And some of us completed our Summer Reading Challenges!
Our Summer has been so fun and it went too fast! We're all trying to soak up our last few days before school officially starts back here on August 6th. Lots of exciting things ahead!
See you back here next week! I hope your Summer has been a good one.
