boy...we heart summer!

In the late of the evening, when the house gets a little hot from the sun beating in the windows from 4-6, we head outside to the front lawn where the kids can ride their bikes, use sidewalk chalk, we play soccer, let Evan scoot to his hearts content, and usually get to visit with friends that are passing by. Jake was working swings this week, so we got a low key evening to try and take some pics of the kids. Chase is in jammies, Taelin in her ripped "comfy" pants, and Evan wasn't quite happy, but hey- this is life. Unperfectly perfect. Jake and I have decided that we have parented quite the group of mini-control freaks (go figure with their parents). Each like to have life their own ways, which usually means lots of compromise and occasional bliss or lots of "loud" compromising and frustrations. I'd rather have them figure out who they are and what they want out of life now, than when I can't do much about it as teens or young adults. So, a toast to high willed children that come to us from Heavenly Father as strong and immovable. :)