Summer, Summer, Summertime......

So, the school year began in August '10 and ended May '11...and somewhere in the time between...well, children transformed.






We wrapped up the second session of swim lessons. Alya hates the water. Ben loves it, but cannot swim yet. Since we have a pool at our disposal all summer, we'll be continuing the basics we learned in lessons.



The kids wanted an Earlyworks visit, so I begrudgingly accomodated them, because, activities like this end up being a PITA. They won't just play and enjoy...they mope about the place complaining about the noise and other children. Hi, my name is Christa, and I have painfully antisocial children and it is my fault for guarding them in a bubble since birth. Even when they don't have fun...they do have fun...trust.....



We got a Saturday out on my SIL and BILs new pontoon boat! LOVELY! We had a blast with Adam, Emily, Shelley, and Lori!



Louise is enrolled in Stage Arts II for the Fall (ballet, tap, and tumbling). She chose dance over soccer and music. She went NUTS when I let her try on her dancewear. Unfortunately, the leotards are too small (I'd picked them up for $1 each at a consignment sale), but all her accoutrement worked, so she just needs new 'tards....ha ha...Ben's soccer suit up pics to come (he will get his stuff through AYSO closer to season).





Mini flapper..



The happy accident....James Steakhouse will be opening June 18. We ended up doing 21 pieces for the restaurant (everything in there is Adam's).....the final piece was a nightmare and was miraculously completed right before we left for the beach. I photographed it for our records and realized our van is in the print....we were parked outside the restaurant when Adam did the photography and we never realized our van was in the bottom right corner of the last large piece until the very end! How odd and fun at the same time! This piece will be in the meeting room upstairs, so be sure to visit all the areas when you go!



We've been enjoying George and Joey's pool!








And, finally, we just returned from Miramar Beach (Destin), George and Joey's condo, and we whole Landingham crew went. It was a BLAST!!!! Oddly, the only pictures I took with my Nikon were of this moment where George was in his jumper in Adam and Emily's room and the kids were playing in there too. I took the others with my little camera, and, I guess it is a good thing that I documented little and just relaxed and enjoyed the family for 6 days!