Can it really be August!

It's been a while again, summer really takes over when the girls are out of school. So I'm checking in again to see how my favorite bloggers are doing. I miss you, I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer. It's been an eventful one here with the family. I'm trying to soak it all up since the girls are getting older and will be off to college soon. The oldest is a senior, we went to visit a few schools and she already has her favorite picked out! The younger one has a few more years though, she's a sophomore this year. Wow, where did the time go! When I met my husband they were 8 and 11! Today I joked around with them and said, "I'm telling your mother!" and I almost cried when they said, "You are our mother!" Okay, how am I supposed to not melt when you say things like that! I guess when you become a mom/stepmom full time you just do what you need to do for them and you don't really think about it. I'm really lucky, some step families take a while to blend or just don't blend at all. It was a little tough at first going from being their friend to stepping into the mother role when we took custody of them. But now that we are settled in, everything feels just right.

Here are some photos from this summer...enjoy!

We went to the park...

Celebrated Hubby's Grandpa's 90th Birthday...

Made Feather Earrings Using Duct Tape...

Went fishing for the first time...

Celebrated Independence Day with the best Fireworks...

Vacationed with the bestie...

Started our beach paper bag scrapbook...

Saw a horseshoe crab on the beach...

Found a hermit crab in the water...

Ate the best softshell crab ever...

Became more owl obsessed...

Read another great one by Emily Giffin...a must read!

What did you do this summer?