Wow, where did our summer go? I'm updating this on our second to last day of summer vacation. Looking back on all these photos reminds me of how much fun this summer was. From the boys spending lots of time coloring and making comics to spending time with lots of friends, I hate to see it go.
I'm breaking up my posts into two - June and July - since we start back to school August 1st. Our summer can best be described as all lacrosse all the time. June was filled with lacrosse tournaments every weekend and these are just a snippet of photos.
Our first out of town tournament was just outside Nashville, TN. I was most excited to visit Nashville - until we got there and found out it would be way more fun without kids. LOL
I will admit that it was very hot and we had just spent most of the day in the car. Plus, Nashville was super crowded due to the Stanley Cup Finals being played in town that night and one of the CMT Award shows taking place in a day or two. All the streets were packed with people and there were music stages filling streets left and right.
We went into town to have a look around and grab a bite to eat, however we had a hard time finding a good family friendly restaurant so we ended up back close to where the tournament took place. Don't worry Nashville, I'll be back!
It was a very fun, yet hot, tournament weekend.
The younger siblings had fun listening to music and entertaining themselves while the boys played.
Our second night we found a hole in the wall BBQ restaurant (too small for all of us to eat at) and brought it back to the hotel and ate in the lobby. Perfect place to sit and talk to all the other families as they came in and out. Great bonding for the boys.
These two pictures just about sum up his feelings for all the lacrosse tournaments we dragged him to - long and tiring!
But we filled the days during the week with fun stuff.
Like building big castles.
Spending time in the yard.
And Surge camp for Wyatt - skateboarding!
I was even able to sneak off to a Luke Bryan concert with my girlfriend!
Amazing seats.
Amazing friends!
But the weekends brought us right back to another lacrosse tournament.
Where it was hot and humid but we had these amazing misting fans that Ethan LOVED.
Lots of friends to hang out with between games.
And some fun toys to play with and on at some parks.
I managed to plant a lemon tree this summer, which is something I've wanted to do for a few years now.
Wyatt has been carrying these animal friends around with him EVERYWHERE this summer. And was in the habit for awhile of buckling them in with him.
Our final tournament of the summer was outside Charlotte, NC and we were fortunate enough to have friends up there that live on a lake. So we went up early that Friday to spend the day with them.
So relaxing to be on the water. It's something I really miss about living in Seattle.
The boys fished and swam from the dock.
And tubbed on the lake behind the boat.
Which they all loved!
It was the perfect way to start the last tournament and such a fun way to end our season. The boys did their best at our final tournament and went undefeated all the way up until the final championship game. We played a very tough competitor and came up short. But we loved every minute of season watching them get better and better.
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