Summer Fun!

What a hard summer it has been for me.  Being pregnant with baby #4 has worn me out.  We did do some fun things, not as many as we usually do though!  We only got to go to the swimming pool three times the entire summer.  The kids and I went to Aggie Ice Cream, I asked for the kid sizes...their cones were huge.  It has been a hot summer!  We've had a lot of mosquitoes this year, my kids legs look like they had chicken pox!  It has been a tiring summer, but a fun one!

Flying With the Boys!

  Matt Jones flies into town quite a bit throughout the year.  When he is in town, Dan and Matt T.  are so excited, they are like little school kids excited for a playdate!  They plan a few short trips throughout the year and Matt J. usually flies them in his amazing jet!  Emmy has not flown with them (I would have an anxiety attack if she did!) but she did get to check out the cockpit with Dan one day!  I am so glad Dan has such awesome, incredible friends.  They've known each other since kindergarten and still love making time to hang out!  I wish I had the same thing!  His buddies are so much a part of our family!  We gladly claim them as our own!

Swimming Lessons!

 Kids enjoyed swimming lessons this year, Brodyn still needs a little practice in his level, so I think we will take some swimming lessons this fall or winter to give him more confidence.  Emmy did great and had a lot of fun.  Sophia surprised me, she has always been good with new things and new people, she's always a little shy but she usually isn't nervous or intimidated to try something new.  This was her first time taking swimming lessons.  The first day it was hard getting her in the water and she just cried the entire time and kept getting out of the water to come to me.  The second day was better they had two teachers so I just passed her off and told the teacher, it's okay if she cries don't let her get out of the water!  By day three she was a champion.  She walked over to her class like a big girl, jumped right in, not a tear to be had.  I think after the third day she really loved it!

Brenchley Family Reunion!

 Cherry hill was fun again, I didn't get very many pictures this year, we were having too much fun in the water!  We all went on the dragon slide, even Sophia.  Later she said "I don't like the dragon slide."  She rode down with Dan and then me.  Months later she would just randomly tell me that she doesn't want to go on the dragon slide again...a little traumatic for her!  

Camping up High Creek Canyon!

  We did get a few camp trips in this summer.  We went up for a night up High Creek Canyon in Richmond with Reese and Steffani's family and had so much fun.  We found the perfect campsite, other than it was a little dusty, so the kids were just filthy! They didn't mind the dust at all.  The dirt trails were ideal for bike riding!  I love quick one night camping trips!