Savoring Summer

This summer has been strange. It has been rainy and cooler than normal and hasn't felt much like summer. Don't get me wrong, it is nice to be able to get outside and not feel like your baking but it has whizzed by pretty quickly. If the weather pattern continues, I have a feeling we will have a pretty cold (and dare I say SNOWY!?!) winter and fall will most likely be on the cooler side too. So, we spent the weekend savoring what is left of the hot, summer months.

 Saturday John Clay worked for a while and Drew, Anna Kate, and I ran some errands and went grocery shopping. After John Clay got home, I gave him a hair cut. I guess Anna Kate and Drew needed front row seats.

 After beauty shop, Anna Kate wanted to play dress up. She was a beautiful princess (who can't walk in her shoes! Those things are a broken ankle waiting to happen!).

 Princess kisses for Daddy.

 We went to Mamaw & Papaw's house for dinner and for John Clay to do some work on one of his lawn mowers. Drew was all about helping! Do you see his green bucket and hammers on the concrete? When John Clay told him what they would be doing, he packed his tools so he could help!  While Drew was helping fix the lawn mower, Mamaw Katherine, Anna Kate, and I went to Walmart to see if we could find sis a new piggy bank since she dropped and broke hers.  Anna Kate was a wild woman at the store. She wanted everything and would just walk by and grab things and throw them in the buggy. At one point, she grabbed an entire stack (probably 15 pairs ranging from 6mos.-5T) of pink lace leggings and threw them in. We did manage to find a new piggy bank and a couple of other things she convinced us they needed.

On Sunday we did a our usual lunch at DotDots. Drew and Anna Kate found some cupcakes they thought they needed for a snack after they got up from naps.

After snacks we went outside for a car wash. Drew and Anna Kate were both great helpers! 

 They got a little wild with the soapy sponges and water hose. Anna Kate got Drew right in the face.

 Anna Kate helped Grandaddy do some yard work.

 Drew doing his most favorite thing.*

There are some new cows in the feild across from DotDot and Grandaddy's house and Anna Kate especially was quite excited about them. She requested that Aunt Ashley get a chair and sit down with her so they could look at them. She also came up with some names for a few of them.

*While we were at our Sunday lunch, we decided on an impromptu family beach trip! We are going to leave in about 3 weeks and head to Isle of Palms. I am little nervous about how well Drew and Anna Kate are going to travel but I am very excited to see how much they love the beach. Drew isn't going to even know what to do with himself when he sees all of that sand! We will have to be sure and take lots of diggers for my boy!