Fun times!

I can't believe June is over! I hope July goes a little slower. I didn't realize how busy we have been, but here we are, on the 4th of July!

• The girls and I headed to MV to visit for a few days of fun, shopping and visiting family. 
• We started working on the girls rooms. New paint, re-doing some furniture. And before long, Maitland will have a big girl bed! 
• Avery took swim lessons from Ms. Kat. She's doing great, but sometimes when I'm in the pool watching both girls, I feel safer when she still has floaties on.
• We are adding more PINK to the family! My brother and his wife found out they are having a girl!
• I went to visit a dear friend ( since 2nd grade!), Amanda. I spent the night and we stayed up talking and laughing just like the old days! She and Zack are about to start a new adventure in Denton, where she will be working at UNT. I hope we don't wait too long in between visits again!
• On my way back home, a window panel flew out of the truck in front of me. It shattered glass everywhere and even though I swerved out  of the way, somehow a piece shot up under my durango and tore the radiator. Luckily I wasn't too far from Lufkin. Shaun came to the rescue and got the car back home. We had it in the shop for a few days and it's all fixed up now. 
• We had VBS at our church. The girls loved it!
• Shaun's cousin was getting married in Austin last weekend, so his family decided to make a mini-vacation out of it. We stayed at a condo in nearby New Braunfels a few days. Avery and Mait were the flower girls for Kathryn, and it was a beautiful wedding!
• Lisa, our wonderful children's minister at church, hosted a splash party at her house. Maitland went up and down the huge inflatable water slide with no fear. The girls played and swam so hard that when we had lunch they scarfed their food down so fast and were begging for seconds! After a second round of sliding and swimming we headed home for after-swim naps (the best kind!)
• We are about to head to Arkansas for a weekend cabin stay with my parents, brother and sis-in-law. Looking forward to another fun weekend. :)

                                                                swim lessons!

                                                            getting ready to paint

                                                  one of my favorite MV spots..the library!

                                                              the donut queen

                                                      this happened in Rockwall :)

                                           Avery helped me make strawberry shortcakes

                              I found these sandals on clearance at Target. I thought they were fun!

                                                      ready for vacation bible school

                                                     ready to swim in New Braunfels

Before I knew it, Avery went up to the bar at the reception and ordered a sprite.. It is a treat to have soda, so she was quite excited to have her own can.

          Shaun and I headed out one night and walked around Gruene. Such a neat, old town!

                                                 Maity insisted on wearing her towel like me.

                                     Shaun had no shame wearing a pink bag...but not for long!

                                                   fun with friends at Ms. Lisa's!

                                                           Happy Independence Day!