The Things in Between

Life has been so full of all of these big events (and because I only blog once or twice a week) that I've missed a lot of the "little" things in between.  I thought I'd go back and hit a few of those.  This has been a much busier summer than we usually have. 
JUNE
Week 1~  While James and I were in Charleston for 4 nights, all of the girls went to their grandparents' house for 6 nights. 


Fishin' with an old cane pole
Around the campfire
Yummy smores in our jammies
Learning to knit
Marissa and Daniella end up being the last 2, and Marissa wins the balloon stomp contest at the Kids' Day
Out on the paddle boat
Week 2~  Marissa took a 4 day basket weaving class at the School of Arts.  She made 2 really great baskets.
Week 3~  Marissa took a 4 day painting class at the School of Arts.  One day while she was in class, Dad and Daniella went for a hike.
Dad, Marissa, and Daniella camped out one night in their new tent in the backyard.  It was bought just for that purpose.  The girls had a blast.  Not sure about Dad! 
Week 4 ~ James drove Briana to her grandparents' house again.  On Monday she started her Triple Threat Performer 2 week summer camp.  Sunday through Thursday nights everyone else had VBS here. 
Week 5 and
JULY Week 1 ~  I took the little girls back to their grandparents' house (joining Briana) while James and Ashley went to Guatemala.  
 They had a blast swimming in the lake off my parents' dock.  Each grandparent and Briana all took a turn swimming with them different days. 

Is she beautiful, or what?  : )
Week 2 ~  My parents came home with us until James and Ashley got back.  We mostly hung out here, but one day they took Marissa and Daniella to Dollywood for the afternoon.
Week 3 ~ Briana went to be a camp counselor for the week.  The rest of us went back (yet again) to my parents house just for the day to visit with my sister and 2 nieces. 
Older 2 hiding under the bed.
 My sister might want me to mention that J. is letting her bangs grow out.  : ) I think Daniella picked her up, because they are about the same height.  Plus the fact that everytime I turned around Daniella was picking her up. 
That leads up to this week, which is pretty quiet except Briana had all 4 of her wisdom teeth out yesterday (under the bone).  She is doing great, though.  She felt pretty good all day yesterday.  She wasn't particularly tired, and she had NO pain at all.  Today she was really tired all day and has been kind of out of it because of that.  She said she woke up a lot last night, so that may be why.  Her jaw is stiff and she's a little swollen today, but she still has had no pain.  We've been very diligent at keeping ice packs on her, so that has helped the swelling and probably the pain. 
Sneak into those weeks lots of backyard games of badminton, a campfire or 2, and the "little girls" swimming in their little pool, and they've had a great summer so far. 

Letitia