Summer 2014 Bucket List-August Fun!

While we haven't technically completed everything on our list, we sure have enjoyed one last summer month of sweet memories with Maddie Grace, Makenzie & Ashton Kate. And who is to say that we can't extend it into September...it's still plenty warm enough most days to still be considered "summer." This summer really did fly by and it's hard to believe how quickly our little girls are growing up. Kendall and I talk regularly at night once we finally plop down on the couch and have all the littles asleep about how we know we truly will miss this stage..even on our hardest of nights we know that it's true. So for the sake of chronicling our lives as a family of five with all pink, here are August's highlights:

#21: Ice Cream After Dinner!

#22: Try Out Burger Fi in Auburn

#23: Starbucks Date with Mommy

#24: Visit Books a Million to Read & Play

#25: Paint on Easel

#26: Another Zoo Trip with Friends from First Pres

#27: Visit a Local Farmer's Market

#28: Play School...Again =)

#29: Play in Bath Tub with Little Sis

#30: Capture the Sweetness of Family Worship Time!

#31: Celebrate Friends' Birthdays at Monkey Park

#32: Imaginative Play with Mommy-Today's Adventure: Train Ride to NYC =)

#33: Play in Sandbox

#34:Make Root Beer Floats with Sprite & Sprinkles!

#35: Make Cookies with Mommy

#36:Visit Great G-Dad with Abbie & Evie

#37: Learn How to Use Scissors

#38: Park Play Dates with Church Friends

#39: Build Sand Castles/Jump Waves at the Beach

#40: Imaginative Play: Being Pregnant (they play this almost every day!)

So incredibly thankful for each day God grants me the opportunity to be these little girls mommy! What an incredible task to wake up each day and attempt to model the love of Christ to them in tangible ways throughout the day. The house may be a wreck and dinner might not be on the table, but one thing is for sure... these girls know they are loved. I love spending my days pouring into them and by God's grace, striving to teach them about Jesus in the ordinary things that occur throughout our days. Intentionally planning these fun things has spiced up our days and given us joy. And teaching them to find joy in the little things has helped I pray to cultivate thankful hearts for every good gift!