Summer Shenanigans

This post has had a couple other titles but do to some random weirdo with nothing better to do with their life stealing my photos & creating an entire instagram account with them claiming to be a single mom to triplets. I had to lock things down & go back to watermarking my photos which just takes more time... So we are going with this title to re-cap & update on our Summer Bucket List.

Anyways,  we're back up & running with watermarks & just in case it needs mentioned again...
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So Summer seems to be going on forever but also has gone by in a flash. School starts next week here but the boys will only go one day due to the staggered start the school is doing for kindergarten. I'm ready, but not. There is a lot left on our Summer Bucket List to do, honestly some of it may get postponed until the heat clears out, it's just to HOT right now for some outdoor activities.

So far our summer shenanigans have included:

Lots of family time...

Playing with cousins

Lots of time at the pool...

A couple days we had the whole pool to ourselves

The only time they are ever quiet

Beach days...

Checking out a tiny shark

Boardwalks for days

The pups had a beach day too

And we found our first shark's tooth!!! Hooray!!!

Backyard fun...

I asked them to keep their underpants on while outside

 More beach days & shark tooth hunting with friends...

The boys & their friend Charlie hunting shark's teeth

We found another shark's tooth!!!

A rare beach day with Donna

Water park fun

Last year they were afraid of that giant bucket

this year they sat under it counting down until it dumped

Discovering new places...

Big Talbot Island State Park

Hiking in flip flops

 Lots of birthday parties!...

Our triplet friends, Tyson, Bryce & Riley

Taylor birthday party with our triplet friends

My nephews birthday

 Zoo trips...

More hiking...

More fun with friends...

Checking out John's pool

More fun with friends...

Taking Bella for a ride in our new van

More family time...

Caden & Nadia

Garren & Chandler

Bowling for the first time ever!...

Garren

Kellan

Caden

They bowl as well as I do which isn't saying much for me 

but scores in the 80's & 90's isn't bad for a first timer IMO.

And we've crossed a few more items off our Summer Bucket List

1. Grow a vegetable garden

2. Pick Blueberries

3. Go to Kennedy Space Center, aka see space rockets

4. Climb mountains

5. FIND sharks teeth!!!

6. Go bowling

7. Make tye dye shirts

8. Go to a drive in theater

9. Make fancy bird/fairy houses

10. Take a family vacation

11. Go fishing 

12. Ride water slides

13. Go camping

14. Hang out with our triplet BFFs!!!
15. Check out 2 new State Parks
16. Make paper mache' planets

17. Discover a new beach
18. Go hiking
19. Go to the waterpark
20. See fireworks

Triplet Besties

Last week my friend Jen, her triplets & their big sister came to spend a few days with us. I was beyond excited to see Jen & her kiddos. The boys were absolutely thrilled to have a house full of friends for a few days!!!

The day they arrived the kids played, swam, & played some more. It was like they play together everyday, although we hadn't seen each other in a year. Everyone got along really well, some too well, lol...

Garren, Makayla, Marley, Caden, Marissa, Jack & Kellan

Caden, Marissa, & Jack

Popsicles in the pool, the boys all had to taste Makayla's

Garren & Marley

Dinner

I thought getting 3 kids to the table for dinner was a challenge, lol

and this is what I meant by some got along too well... Garren & Makayla

Caden & Jack

Garren & Makayla again

Marissa, Kellan & Garren

Marley, Kellan, Jack, Caden, & umm... Garren & Makayla

The next day we headed to the beach. Everyone had so much fun playing in the waves & the sand.

Makayla, Caden & Marissa

Kellan, Marissa, Jack & Garren

Car swapping, Makayla, Marley, Caden & Garren

The following day we took it easy around the house in the morning & then headed to the boys favorite restaurant so they could show their friends the Pirate Ship. After we ate & everyone played a while we took a little walk through the historic downtown area & to the marina.

Checking out the pirate

Makayla & Garren AGAIN!

Checking out the boats

Trying to get a better look at the capsized shrimp boat

Donna thought she could escape the chaos, LOL!!!

The whole gang, Marissa, Makayla, Jack, Garren, Marley, Kellan, Jen, Caden & even Haddie

Saying goodbye was hard for all of us, we enjoyed the company & catching up. Also seeing all our munchkins together. I know I've mentioned it before but Jen & I met online when we were both pregnant with our trios. We had our babies just 18 days apart. We spent many a sleepless night chatting on fb while feeding one baby after the other. We kept each other sane, knowing that we weren't alone in having triplet infants.

Kellan & Makayla giving hugs & kisses

and of course these two, Makayla & Garren.

Our visit was so fun & seeing the boys' personalities come out with others is always a treat. Garren & Makayla's infatuation with each other was a little shocking, lol... but Kellan surprised me too when he announced to Marley "I have a kiss for you!" Marley resisted but Kellan finally caught her with her guard down in the pool & planted one on her, lol... Caden talked more to his friends this week than I think I have ever seen him talk before.

I can't wait until we can all get together again!!!