July 2021

It has been a fun-filled month! Here is a look at some of our activities during July.

  

The boys have enjoyed cooling off in this inflatable pool.  

 

We had a great 4th of July celebration. 

We attended Sunday morning worship at Harmony Baptist in Crystal Springs.  We spent the afternoon visiting family.  That evening we were at Central Baptist in Brookhaven for a night of food, fellowship, and a patriotic program.

 

4th of July cookout at Central Baptist Church

 

They also had this large inflatable for the kids to enjoy.  My boys loved it!!

 

We ended the evening at the Brookhaven Civic Center for a fireworks show.

 

Our kind neighbor brought us a bag of peas she had picked.  I enjoyed shelling and cooking them.  I even had some left over to put in the freezer.  

 

 

The boys had a sleep over at my mom's house and she took them fishing.

 

 

We attended a family reunion for my dad's side of the family.

 

After eating, several spent time swimming.

 

They especially enjoyed seeing cousins and getting to play with them.

 

We love visiting the snowcone stand in Wesson.

 

We shared at FBC Hazlehurst on a recent Sunday morning. I attended this church when I was younger.  It was great to return and see so many familiar faces again. This church holds a special place in my heart.

 

We visit the library several times a week.  The boys are continuing their summer reading and doing great.  We also check out several movies.  A few we have enjoyed lately are The Sign of the Beaver, Old Yeller, and Grizzly Adams.  They pick out a few kid friendly ones and I pick out the classics.  We are also working our way through the Little House on the Prairie DVD series.  In addition to books and movies, the library also has games you can check out.  Here they are learning to play Battleship.  We LOVE having access to the library!!

 

They got new scooters.

 

My mom and I had a girls day of shopping and eating out.  It was very fun.

 

Returning from an evening walk around the block. 

They got a new football and spend a lot of time tossing it back and forth.

 

We visited the Bass Pro Shop in Pearl.

 

We had lunch at McCain Lodge in Brandon with David's family and spent some time seeing the animals.

 

After church on a recent Sunday we had lunch with the Sojourner's and spent the afternoon swimming and playing in their lake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cruz and Jett are such sweet friends!

 

We have a new pet turtle that the boys named Luke.

 

 

I took my mom to a doctor's appointment in Jackson.  Afterwards we enjoyed lunch at Cock of the Walk on the Reservoir and an afternoon of shopping at Dogwood.

We are excited about the Olympic games.  We made our traditional cake for the opening ceremonies.  

Cruz over the years.
 

In addition to cheering for team U.S.A., we also cheered for the Guatemala team as they entered.

 

This past weekend we had a birthday celebration for my mom at my brother's house.

They rented this inflatable for the kids to play on.  The adults enjoyed it too!

 

David and Cruz coming down the slide.

 

They got to gather the eggs.

 

 

 

We walked along the creek that afternoon.  It was a very fun family day celebrating my mom.

 

Her original birthday was today.  We took her to lunch and spent the afternoon shopping and visiting.

 

 

We will now spend the last few weeks of summer break traveling.  We have an amazing adventure planned with friends.  I will share all about that trip starting mid-August.

It has been an AWESOME summer break!  I cannot believe how fast it is coming to an end.