lazy dayz at home

while averee was visiting, we were going.  i wanted to show her alaska and get her dirty in the mountains.  pick wildflowers and catch dragonflies.  breathe in that sweet air and get some sun on her cheeks.  but more than anything, we needed to be out of the house - if there happened to be any lull in activity, the kids were at each other's throats.  literally.  it was like have twins.  manic twins to be exact.

i refuse to live it all over and go into details, and i'm thankful that looking back on the pictures, there isn't any of the tension, frustration, ridiculousness, anxiety, anger, (do i need to go on?) that we dealt with day after day (after day).  we DID have fun, and we made so many memories.  jack and averee should remember this time forever.  that is my wish.  dylan will remember based on pictures and that satisfies me, too.  i love my niece so much and as much as it pains me to be so far away from her and her sister, i hope our future holds some alaskan summer vacations.

so, after going for 7 days straight, we decided to have some days at home, visiting with family, playing in the yard and getting cleaned up, too.

how sweet is this?  

uncle ben sure loves his averee.

(and vice versa.)

 aves and her {great} uncle glenn

dyl and {great} aunt margie

cute little moment of dylan's lovies going to sweep.

 totally LOVED jb's four wheeler

drove it like she stole it.

even over the motor, i could hear their peals of laughter!

beautiful cousin callie

 special moment reading with {great} auntie connie

 this is jack's thing; averee caught on like nuthin!

{great} uncle bob sure is GREAT!

averee looks like she loves him almost as much as me.

awww ♡

how sweet is this?! 

averee thought it was pretty special that i let her pick roses from my garden.

anything for this young lady.  

 aaand, ACTION!

 no words.  

total goof.

so, uncle matt (dada matt) was very insistent that there would be NO cousin baths.  well, if you add swimsuits and a jetted tub, it's more of a small pool party, right?!

(love you, bro - but i couldn't resist!)

 crayons in the tub?!  

YES, PWEASE!

are you tired yet?  because i'm still exhausted...