Life Lately

Well friends, Summer is officially over. My girls go back to school later this week, and I find myself wondering how in the world Summer went by so fast! We've done our best to soak up every last minute; here's a little life lately for you! 

It's HOT here in Texas! Like, over 100 degrees, so we've been spending lots of time at the pool! 

Did y'all watch Descendants 3? The night it came out we had a pizza night and cuddled up in the living room to watch the premiere. And of course, the girls have watched it at least once a day every day since!

Bean bags, blankets, pizza, and Descendants.

Last weekend, we made a day trip to San Antonio. I had a distant cousin in town for the weekend, so the girls and I drove down to have dinner with him and his family. We drove down early and went to the Alamo. 

I've been wanting to take the girls since we moved here and we just hadn't made time, so this was the perfect excuse!

But, man, it was hot! 

There was a little re-enactment going on, but I think Adalyn just made the guy mad. She was touching everything and dumped out his little packet of sewing needles. We apologized and quickly moved on!

You can't take photos inside the Alamo, so we took a lot on the grounds outside.

I handed off my phone so we could get a picture, and it was horrible quality. I tried editing it to brighten it up, but next time, I'll remember to clean my lense before passing it off. #whoops

Also, the Alamo is tiny, but I'm so glad we went and the girls were able to learn about this landmark. 

After the Alamo, we met family for dinner at Mi Tierra. 

The food was yummy, and the girls had fun! 

Sigh.... we really are trying to break this little habit. 

But, it's times like this that I remember, she's my baby and the last I'll ever have. 

Gretchen had 6th grade camp last week, so I pinned her down on the sofa and forced her to tell me all about! She's so looking forward to starting middle school! 

The girls have had the best babysitter this Summer! We so appreciate all that she's done and we're going to miss her when she goes off to college :( She fixed the girls hair before gymnastics. #twinning

And after gymnastics (her hair fell down; sigh) we went off to Target and she talked the entire time! She was really soaking up that 1:1 time! 

Last Wednesday, I took these girls for a trim. They got little hair bows, braids, and glitter int heir hair! And, we only had 1/4 of an inch cut off, so you can't even tell they had it cut! 

And you know, we haven't practiced sight words all Summer, so we decided that we needed to! #betterlatethannever 

We love using Bob books for sight word practice! 

Did y'all know that you can trade in kids meals toys at CFA for free ice cream? Please tell me you know this trick! We love the books they give out, but we don't really need three, so the girls usually just trade them in for ice cream! 

She made Friday a pajama day and did a little coloring. 

And she helped me make tortillas for taco night! 

I'm going to brag on Gretchen real quick, but this is the 2nd time she's helped me cook dinner and she hasn't complained at all! She loves to bake, so I totally need to utilize her skills more. She also has helped me so much with her little sisters and chores around the house. She's just growing up so fast and has been an exceptional help lately! 

Also, pool time with friends is the best! We took one of her friends to the pool with us on Saturday afternoon and tried to survive another heat wave! 

Whew! We've had a busy few days but we're ready for school to start. The girls can't wait to see their friends and find out who their teachers are! 

Here's to the end of Summer!