OH WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE SUMMERTIME?

Our daily lives change A LOT during the summer months, as I'm sure they do for everyone. In our case, Princess P is now the mower of lawns and all things grass. She was not super excited about her new job, but has really stepped up to the plate and is doing great!

The Natural Mower.

She struggles a little with the maneuvering of the mower, but is getting the hang of it after two weeks and I'll bet that after another week or two she won't even need me to edge for her and will be doing it all on her own.

Another thing that changes during summertime is our clothing choices. This year, my boys have decided that tank tops are awesome and they needed to buy some. I think they both have two or three each. I have no problem with it as long as they only wear them on casual occasions. 

A in his new summer clothes.

JANUARY DAYS

Most of our weeks are filled with small, but still important events and activities that tell a lot about us as a family. I thought I'd post a few pics to illustrate our family at this moment in time.

Little C reads Spiderman comics regularly.

Big C dresses in a special outfit to grill the burgers.

Princess P (in orange) at the 4th grade County Fair. 

Princess P sews her PJ bottoms. She loves sewing and begs me to sew. 

Awesome A decided to cut off his long hair into a mullet. 

Just kidding! We cut it like this to send a photo to the missionaries to make them think he got a mullet. He didn't. I cut the rest of it off. It is nice and missionary short now.

LATE SCHOOL SHOPPING

 We did our school shopping. D and A had a check up with the oral surgeon yesterday, so we decided to make a day of it. May I just say that it was obvious how behind the Gordons are compared to the rest of Utah? Everything was very picked over! I couldn't even find any size 12 jeans for Little C. We will just have to wait a few weeks until the stores restock. Sheesh!

Red skinny jeans.

I never thought I would be buying the same pants for both a son and a daughter, but this shopping trip proved me wrong. Yikes! Can I really let my son wear those???

A bought these Vans. LOVE!

I am a huge fan of Vans. I know they don't last long compared to how pricey they are, but I just can't help it. I love 'em! Maybe I need to get some for Big C. Would he wear them?

Taco Bell for lunch. Doritos Locos tacos were a big hit.

I am not sure how it happened (because it never does), but we all agreed on Taco Bell for lunch. I have to admit I love it. (Not to say that Cafe Rio wouldn't have been better, but at least I got 'mexican' food).

Light up Sketchers.

These little babies are the last thing I can't believe I bought. I have always thought flashing light shoes were tacky, but Princess P thinks they are fabulous and since we were at Ross and they were 50% off, I caved. Hope they last. 

One more step towards school starting again. I am still not happy about it, but at least I'm not in denial anymore...