Love this time of year

It’s not too hot yet, not too humid yet, the days are a little longer, it’s almost summer, but not fully summer because the mosquitoes are not out in full force.  This is the time of year where we go out in the backyard after dinner and the kids play and eat ice cream and I take pictures until I force everyone inside for baths, stories, and bedtime.  Because, it’s not really summer yet and it’s a school night.  Everyone trudges inside with a chorus of awww, mom!  Just a few more minutes?  Please?  It’s not even dark yet!

I love this time of year.  It’s perfect.

My garden is growing!  Check out my little tomatoes and our first cucumber!

A few pictures from our evenings outside last week…

And a few of Camryn that are just so her.  Loud and sweet and sassy and fun.

On a completely different note, today is new carpet day!  Yay!  We’ve needed new carpet since, well, since we moved in 4 years ago.  The day has finally arrived!  It’s looking great, and I can’t get over how much I love the new carpet smell.  I also finished painting Connor’s room over the weekend, so I’ll try to get some pictures of those things soon!