Summer from 1-51, according to my phone

Too many moments without my camera in hand made for a summer captured haphazardly on the phone. Blurry, poorly-lit, and at times downright awful, these photos remind me of one of the best summers of my life.

Here they are, fifty-one un-edited mostly! happy memories as captured by my cell phone.

1. afternoons in the lawn while the neighbors babysat played with the boys
2. endless messes
3. babies in sunglasses
4. our caterpillar that perished after nearly two weeks (Anderson still thinks he turned into a butterfly and flew away)
5. sewing projects started, some finished, some not
6. icees, icees, icees
7. buying more fruit than we could possibly consume
8. In-n-Out making dinner a no-brainer
9. fresh-squeezed lemonade
10. Saturday nights with Thia food and Mad Men
11. getting wet every chance we could
12. being too tired to make it through the day, but too proud to ever admit it
13. re-discovering the amazingness of the public library
14. forgetting to return those amazing books
15. first day of preschool
16. taking just morning for my self
17. many trips to the fabric store searching for inspiration
18. celebrating our country
19. ladybug hunting at Shipley Nature Center
20. more than a few melt-downs
21. sunflowers taller than all of us
22. first of many popsicles
23. visiting Prehistoric Pets for a little one-on-one time with our friends in the reptile world
24. picnics, picnics everywhere
25. date night to Pageant of the Masters
26. impromptu late-night coffee date
27. not-so-helpful laundry helper
28. strip with cheese at Dwight's
29. trekking to the pool 3 times a week even though we have one in our own back yard
30. tomatoes on everything!
31. clothing optional dance parties
32. about 437 trips to Target
33. goggle boy
34. organizing way less than anticipated, but thinking about it more than I should have
35. Friday morning story time
36. working on the little things
37. rewarding good behavior
38. celebrating Gabe's birthday like a couple of teenagers on a date
39. a single rainbow that only moments later became a double
40. carrots for breakfast
41. cookies as big as your face for breakfast
42. LA adventures with Miss Jihan
43. cupcake ATM!
44. avoiding the heat and hitting the carousel
45. sacrificing green sweaters
46. grocery shopping with two over active little boys
47. Little Elton
48. spending time with old friends
49. consuming entirely too much ice cream
50. visiting the Mexican market for a birthday fiesta
51. spending lazy mornings at the beach with my two favorite little people