Adventures in La La Land

1. After I finished the first Harry Potter book, Justin picked it up and decided he would start reading them too. He whipped through the first one, so we ended up fighting over the 2nd one at the same time. We each had our own bookmark, and we kept jumping ahead of each other. Fortunately I have access to the audiobooks, so I've been listening instead of reading and we don't have to fight over one book. We're both halfway through the 3rd book now. We had grand intentions to watch the movies together this weekend, but as usual Levi interfered. He had a few nights of really good sleep this week. Last night was not one of them. By the time he fell asleep, it was 11:15. Justin had to work a side-job this morning so he had to get to bed, and those movies aren't short. Sigh. 2. The girls had one of their most anticipated events of the summer this week: sister swap. Kelly brought Presley to my house to play with Lucy, and Lena went home with Harper. The sisters at Kelly'

1. This is one of my favorite weeks of summer: Sparta Town and Country Days. I'm not sure why I love it so much. It is invariably the hottest week of the year, and we don't even attend that many activities. But I love traditions and making memories. This year we did the carnival and parade as usual, but added in the Kids' Fun Run for the first time. Lena and Levi love running so I decided to sign them up this year. Thankfully, it was at 8:30 in the morning before the heat got too intense. They both did so well. I had to wake Levi up to be there on time and he was not  happy, but once he saw all the other kids he started to perk up. He lined right up with his age group and took off before the announcer got to "Go!" Haha. #falsestart He just had to do one lap around the park, but it was a pretty big lap! He ran the whole way, and finished solidly in the middle of the pack. (The age group was 3-4, so he was on the younger end.) The best part was how he breathed while

1. Another beautiful week of summer in the books. We spent much of it at the pool, of course, but we also braved the beach for the first time this year! The beach used to really stress me out with 3 kids, but they're finally getting to the point that they won't drown if they tip over in the water, so it's not as terrifying for me. Lol. We went with a group of friends from church, and I actually got to sit and chat with the other moms for a while. (#nomorebabies) Because it's been so hot lately the water was really warm so I swam some too. It was a really nice day! (And no, none of my kids fell asleep in the car on the way home or slept well that night because they were tired from a day of sun and sand.) 2. When we haven't been swimming this summer, we've been watching Full House. I just discovered it on Hulu and decided it was time to introduce the girls to a staple of my childhood. Actually, they've seen episodes of it before at Kelly's house, bu