Summer

Summer smells like chlorine.
sunblock. hawaiian tropic suntan oil.
smells like the smoke from the bbq and tastes like charred hotdogs. mmmm my favorite.
it feels warm and sweaty in the crease of my arm... my hair of my face and Rozzy's hair in a messy bun.
summer feels like the cool breeze on a hot day and a cold glass of iced tea thats been sitting at my Mom's house.
It feels like the comfort of a linen tablecloth outside on the picnic table.
it tastes like the oranges and tangerines from my Mom's fruit trees inthe back yard. It looks & smells like the citrus juice running down the boys chins and arms.
It's Scotty running around in a water diaper and popscicle juice dripping everywhere.
Summer is the worry for ants.
It looks like sandy buttcracks and sand dusted feet.
feels like the shade of the umbrella and the coziness of a towel when you get out of the ocean.
Summer feels good with long evenings.dinner on the patio as the sunset seems to last forever.
Summer sounds like my babies laughing, Danny asking me to cut a watermelon, or pineapple and sprinklers. it sounds like the waves crashing at the beach. the sound of people on thier beach cruisers ringing their little bells to pass you by.
Summer looks like barefeet... and feels like paradise to walk on nice cushy green grass... its a blanket in the shade reading a book to your kids while the baby takes a nap. Its taking ice out of the ice molds from the freezer.
its a double or triple scoop ice cream from Thrifty's in a waffle cone. The icecream is bigger than the kids.
Summer is vacation Bible school .... learning how to be more faithful servants for our creator.
Summer is floaties and diving boards. It's NO RUNNING... its "should I make them wear water shoes?"
Summer is being able to touch the bottom in the deep end and then pushing yourself back up to the surface without loosing all your breath.
its about seeing how long your can hold your breath.
Summer is early mornings and strong cups of coffee... big breakfasts.
Summer is when we have about 3/4 of our family birthdays.
Summer is fire safety for the 4th of July.....its when you go broke trying to afford fireworks. and literally watching your money burn away.
its when you have one of the biggest worries of one of your kids catching themselves or each other on fire.
Summer is when Grandma & Papa get the beach house. Summer sounds like the wooden floor planks creaking and looks like curtains blowing in from the breeze.
its boogie boards and skim boards, sand toys & sand castles.
Summer is warm nights for star gazing.
Summer is the season where a lot of bees, mosquitos, & flys die at my house.
its when we plug in the white Christmas lights on the backyard patio and turn the radio up a little bit.
its when we put our garden flowers in a school made clay vase, Seth made, every week.
Summer is a season we don't wait for Thanksgiving or the fall to be thankful.
Summer is a 10pm or 11pm bed time.
we are so thankful for Summer & for each other