Summer Lovin'

Don't you just hate that time between spring break and summer vacation? We've still got five more weeks of school, but kids seem to think the year is over. This year we have to go for an additional week AFTER MEMORIAL DAY!! I am definitely ready for my summer vacation......... At least the vacation from teaching. I may live to regret it, but I'm taking more graduate classes this summer. I'll be driving to Troy three nights a week, and I keep telling myself it will all be worth it!

I love summer time because of:

Sundresses, flipflops, and great movies. This photo was taken after a "movie marathon" in Destin. We went to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and then Transformers. Dave and I love to go to the movies. It's not uncommon for us to watch a movie, go out to eat, and go back for another.

Beach trips with my family. We rarely get the opportunity for a lenghty stay at the beach due to everyone's crazy schedules, but we do love to make day trips to Destin. Last summer we had a group that went every Friday, and we plan to do it again this year. The photo above is of my baby brother Justin. That cooler is full of canned drinks and ice, and he carried it about 100 yards down the beach.

The boys love summer and the beach too! Last year they were 20 months old, and did great in the water. They would jump into the pool and swim the length of it all by themselves. Of course they had on their Swimmies, but I think they may be able to go without them this year!