a little more of our summer

We've been busy having fun the past few weeks.  I really don't have very many pictures to document all that we've done.  From the drive-in theater, lemonade stands, a birthday, Miami Whitewater, getting locked out of my van, firework shows, loads of get togethers with friends this week, playgroups, and of course, swimming, we've been having tons of fun this summer!

Fun Dips before the drive-in movie begins...green teeth.



I was blowing bubbles for Haylee at the drive-in theater, but Haylee ended up getting some of the bubbles in her mouth and so she got pretty upset saying, "Don't eat the bubbles."  We all thought it was funny though.



My little Haylee bug turned THREE a few weeks ago!
 Here's a link to a video of what she loved most...the singing!



I know, I make awesome cakes ;)

 

It sure tasted yummy though...like strawberry shortcake!

Carter and (mostly) Olivia's lemonade stand.  They were very profittable this year with Olivia earning most of it since she not only did most of the prep work, but sat at that table for five hours on the selling day.

Carter has this picture posted on his bed because he is so proud of himself for learning how to swim on his own.  We are proud of him too.  He's turned into even more of a fish this summer.

Haylee and I sometimes prefer to just swing on the bench rather than swim :)

Olivia's swimming has improved this year too.  She's getting good and swimming underwater.

Aaron has been a great swimming teacher!

I just love this picture of my little man.  He even gave me a good smile for it!



This was the only picture I took on the 4th of July!  Must have been having too good of time to stop and snap photos.



We got invited by my sister's in-laws to swim in their pool this week too.  The kids love swimming here for a change because they have a perfect diving board!



 

  I don't know why Carter always has to look like he's needs the restroom when I'm snapping pictures of his sister.

We are looking forward to what the last several weeks of summer will bring!

Lunt family vacation in the Smoky Mountains

Jason and Diana arranged for us all to get together for five days at a cabin in Seiverville, Tennessee (near Pigeon Forge).  The cabin was way up in the mountain and was a great get away.  The cousins had a blast spending all that time together!

How all the kids spent every night.  This was Carter and Olivia's first (kind of) sleepover and even though they were a bit sleep deprived most of the trip, they did great.

The cabin had a hot tub and the cousins had a blast hanging out in it all together.

We spent one day in Gatlinburg just looking around and doing a few things.

We did some miniature golf in Gatlinburg.  A great way to escape the sun for a bit.

One day we woke up extra early and went to Cade's Cove.  The road is closed for a few hours to vehicles and so we were able to do a 3+mile walk.  This little creek was fun for us all to cross.

The whole gang (minus Kirk and Vicki who stayed back to get some sleep) walking through Cade's Cove.

The Lunt cousins in Cade's Cove.

Ice cream Sundae's for breakfast?  Yes!  And don't tell Aunt Diana that I wasn't joking when I suggested this.

Our last night we took in a family comedy show that was great!

The kids got to go up on stage and dance.

Carter even got into it after a bit.

Saying good bye was rough on our little Olivia, but luckily she was fine once we hit the road for Ohio.  She LOVES her cousins.

End of the school year 2012

Teacher gifts for the end of the school year.  I was pretty excited with how they turned out.  I did some popcorn, a little bottle of rootbeer and some mini candy bars along with some movie tickets for a nice, local theater. 

Carter really enjoyed racing the bus every afternoon to the bus stop (to pick up Olivia).  He even had several of the kids on the bus that would cheer him on from their windows.

Olivia and her awards from 2nd grade.  She got the attendance award for only missing a 1/2 day of school this year and the Golden Apple award for her love of learning.

Olivia took a tap and jazz dance class this spring and she loved it.  The recital was adorable!

Zoo Day

Aaron's department at GE had a family day at the zoo and it was great!  The weather was perfect and lunch was provided.  We all had a great time and were exhausted by the end of the day.

 We got to see lots of zoo babies, including this mama camel with her little baby.

Petting the donkey 

My monkeys looking at the zoo monkeys. 

These monkeys were busy swinging in the trees. 

The baby penguins were adorable. 

feeding the farm animals 

Haylee LOVED feeding the goats. 

She could have done this for awhile, she thought it was the best. 

The goat may have nibbled on her finger a little bit here. 

Breaking for some popsicles at the GE pavilion. 

My kids love riding the Merry-Go-Round. 

holding a rainbow boa 

 Whoa Mr. Snake...where ya goin' there?

This turtle will live outlive us by a long shot.  Another zoo baby.

We had fun watching the cougar pace back and forth. 

Haylee growled at him everytime he walked by and it was so funny to watch. 

Olivia is a heavy weight. 

Checking out the leaf cutter ants in the insect world.