Around here lately

I can't believe summer is almost over and in just over a week we will be heading back to school. We have been trying to enjoy the last bits of summer we have left. 

Not much has really gone on around here lately, but here are just a few of the random shots I have had on the camera.

Swimming still happens around here, but by the end of the summer I have to give a little more encouragement to get them out there.  Having the basketball hoop there has helped.

Emery loves to dunk.

My brother came to visit right after we stopped to see his family on our way home from Utah. He was attending a wood workers show here and brought Rex and Daphne with him so we could have some fun with them. 

The kids played so well together. They swam a lot, played Mario Kart, and just had some good cousin time together. 

Scooby Doo has been an obsession around here this summer too. This has been a common scene around here.

Carter is still obsessed with basketball. Summer hasn't changed that. Now he just goes from swimming to playing basketball and then back to the pool.

 When he's not playing basketball, Carter has been making a lot of cookies. I taught him how to do it over the summer and he's been baking up a storm. 

Emery is always willing to help with the clean up.

The girls have been loving their little dance class. We are down to our last couple of weeks before they have their performance. 

This is also a common sight around here. A lot of goofing around and kids still in their pajamas. For some reason they think getting dressed is optional. 

School is going to be a really rude awakening when we all have to get up and get ready in the morning. I am ready for routine again, but I'm just not sure I'm ready to give up sleeping in.