Summer is close...

Summer is without a doubt on the back porch, and I mean the season, not the girl...folks.  :)  It is so amazing how we are ready for summer when it is near.  I love the winter, probably more than most, but I am ready for a change. 

The sun is up longer, kids are out playing, laughing, screaming, racing, skipping, it's a breath of fresh air.  And to start off this little photo stream I believe this is one of the best pictures to get us a feel for summer.  Priceless.  I love this picture. 
 

We got our Happy Hollow passes and went for the first time last week.  We went with the Macdonalds and VanTuyls because there is nothing better than going with friends. 
 

Reece and Georgia in line for "Danny the Dragon," (A train ride, and it's a dragon train.)
 

My beautiful garden!  This is definitely saying summer is so close!!!  My dad is so proud we've kept this garden alive.  I say we because we all take turns watering it.
 

Georgia has taken over feeding the boy.  Every morning she asks in her little voice, "can I feed William." 
 

Just chillin' on the trampoline with neighborhood friends.  They also stayed for dinner. 
 

I love Costco.  The melons, the tortilla chips the carrots, the oranges...it all says summer.  Very much summer foods.  :)
 

After loading up the groceries,  Summer said, "mommy, I strapped baby in, me don't sit there anymore."  Okay, "me"...we'll see about that.
 

Shane and Gwyneth bonding on the couch today.
 

It's a whole new generation of Jedi Masters in this house.  We haven't had light sabers in the house for a while now.  But, make no mistake we do now, thanks to the thrift store. 
 

Sisters doing some summer shopping. 


  Shoes for Gwyneth and athletic shoes for Kalen. 
 

Bathing Suits always scream summer!  Georgia's on the left and Gwyneth's on the right.
 

Kalen is filling out the required paperwork to go to Zions Camp.  It's the boys camp through church that they go to every summer until they are 18.  Camp kick off was tonight at church.  They prepare for this camp months in advance.  Fun times ahead for sure.  And they asked my husband to attend with the first levels.  So the official leaders for level one are my husband, Kirk Klippel and Matt Stepan. 
 

The other morning Kirk asked Shane, "why are your animals in jail?"  Shane said, "they're not in jail, they're just sleeping."
 

Baby boys that go in the swing really make me feel like summer is rolling in.
 

I just thought I would get proof that our kids do their own laundry starting at 8 years old.  I'm just doing them a favor by taking these pictures.  When they explain to their own kids that, "yes, I was doing my own laundry at 8 years old..." they will have the evidence. :)
 

Last but not least, baby girl eating her afternoon snack. 

Mango's definitely say, "summer is near..."