the end of summer

This summer has been wonderful...but different. My honey has had to work soooo much overtime this summer, which does not lend itself to many "family vacations." But, we had a great time together as much as possible. We went to the lake with friends a couple of times. We went to Atlanta at the beginning of the school break for a fun weekend. The kids and I were even able to spend almost two weeks (not all at once) in Mississippi visiting family. Little Miss spent a few days with Mimi and Papaw by herself. Bear spent a few days there by himself. My buddy had baseball camp and church day camp. The older two went to the lake for a "big kid" getaway with their grands too. Then, there was also VBS - which we all love. So, all in all, the summer was great! Just too fast!!

For one more chance at memory making, my wonderful honey took off work last week and took all of us one day to a local water park and amusement park. We spent ALL day playing. We had a GREAT time!! We had so much fun that I took not one picture! Ha!

Then, this past Saturday, he got up and announced that he thought we should drive to the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville. Ok. Let's do it. So, we did. We had a great time exploring on our one day excursion. My oldest really loves rides...looks like his sister is starting to follow in his footsteps! Poor little bear, we plowed right through his nap time. But, he didn't seem phased (as long as his lovey and paci were close by). Cool, huh! They thought this was pretty neat....standing under a rocket with their dad. What a fun day trip! What a wonderful last weekend before school!!!