First Week of August, Last Week of Summer Vacation

We went to Little Elm Beach with the Stevens Squad and Beck. Everybody had a great time swimming in the lake and trying to stay cool in the obscenely hot weather. There were mud fights, swimming and floating contests, and a general good time.

I have no idea what was going on in this photo, but people were having a good time, except, maybe Tim. He doesn't look like he's enjoying himself that much. He looks like he might be regretting that he doesn't have brothers.

The Bernhisels invited us to go tubing with them, the Carlsons, and the Stevens. The kids had a blast and it was non-stop fun as they took turns riding on the tube or chatting with friends on the boat. Tim steadfastly refused to ride on the tube, but he enjoyed eating snacks on the boat. I was really proud of the girls for being super sweet friends. All of them wanted to go as fast as possible, but voluntarily went slower on one of their turns so that a friend could ride with them and not be scared. Leona also stood up for a friend when another friend was making fun of her for wanting to go slow. I was so happy to see her unafraid to take a stand, even when it was a friend who she had to stand up to.

More photos that I don't know the origin story to. I do know that Leona was standing on a stool. This feels a little bit like a flash forward to what Leona will look like when she's a teenager... if she goes through a pioneer fashion phase.

We celebrated the last day before school starting with a trip to Chick-Fil-A.