|| June
A Sunday morning of fishing and doughnuts by the lake, the last days of school and a perfect attendance award from the principal, weekend trips to 4 Queens for ice cream, sweet school journal entries from Brandon describing how excited he is for his baby sister's arrival, making our way through the Magnolia Cookbook - a few favorites like Brownie Pie, Strawberry shortcakes with JoJo's homemade biscuits, and Havarti Sandwiches for lunch. The start of a new golf season, Outlaw summer basketball workouts, Tiger basketball camp and a special recognition, maturing landscape plants that have grown since last summer, work mornings from the backyard, front porch cuddles with iced coffee, a Waterloo Bucks party night with Wapsie Pines, a final pre-baby date night at Brown Bottle and Jurassic World, our first backyard movie night, summer camp awards and a talented artist, a completed baby quilt and a growing nursery book collection.
|| July
Backyard dinners, 4th of July fireworks, a new badminton net and hobby, a pre-hospital pedicure, a huge baby belly, soccer/swim camp, Fit-to-Hit camp, a growing essential oils collection, a fun dirt bike course, frequent deer visitors, a convertible ride for Brandon and a couple of beach nights, new backyard plantings, a new truck for Cody, a lot of time spent at home holding my family close. And best of all - a baby.
August
A full month on maternity leave, more basement bedroom decorating, a new-found love of chess and Statego, lots of stroller walks, final days of summer camp, a family of cats that frequented our yard for leftover table scraps as the sun went down, the start of all things football, a date night just Daddy, Kaitlyn and me, vintage shopping trips with my girl, a Minecraft obsession and one very talented architect, crib training and baby "spa nights" in the sink, a neighborhood party, the start of 5th and 3rd grade, first smiles, mama's first post-pregnancy bubble bath, a new work space and lots and lots of family time.
Summer '18 -- that's a wrap!
