*Bicycles, rollerblades, skateboards and ripsticks scattered across the front yard.
*Colorful chalk artwork covering the driveway and sidewalks.
*Softball games.
*The sound of irrigation sprinklers all night long in the farmer's fields.
*Beautiful tan skin (on everyone in the family but me!)
*Dirt under my fingernails.
*Wet swimsuits and towels everywhere.
*The increased use of bandaids for cuts and scrapes.
*Music heard through the neighborhood coming from the ice cream truck.
*Backyard barbeques, hotdog roasts and s'mores.
WE LOVE SUMMER!!!
*Colorful chalk artwork covering the driveway and sidewalks.
*Softball games.
*Late bedtimes and sleeping in.
*The sounds of neighbor kids shouting, laughing, playing.
*Eating breakfast out on our new deck.
*Bee sting ointment readily available. (Stefanie got the first one yesterday.)
*Cottonwood trees shedding their cotton until it looks like it's snowing.
*Horses grazing in the fields surrounding our back yard.
*The sound of irrigation sprinklers all night long in the farmer's fields.
*Cheers and shouts from the soccer games being played in the park down the street.
*Lots of itchy mosquito bites and the smell of bug spray.
*Soccer, baseball and basketball tournaments.
*New tricks on the trampoline.
*Garden tools, hoses and grass clippings scattered over the lawn.
*The roar of the lawnmower.
*Beautiful tan skin (on everyone in the family but me!)
*Dirt under my fingernails.
*Wet swimsuits and towels everywhere.*The increased use of bandaids for cuts and scrapes.
*Music heard through the neighborhood coming from the ice cream truck.
*Backyard barbeques, hotdog roasts and s'mores.
WE LOVE SUMMER!!!