Noneman Notes and Happenings: Summer 2013 Recap

It was quite the memorable summer for the Noneman family with moments both big and small. Here is a quick recap of our summer.

Arizona
Jesse and Carolyn headed out to Arizona to visit family for Memorial Day. She absolutely loved the airplane ride. In the words of Carolyn "airplanes go up high and come back down" and she thought it was so cool. She got to spend lots of time with Grandpa Tom and Grandma Judy, her cousins, and great-grandma Anne. Between reading lots of books with librarian Grandma Judy, going to grandma's work, playing with cousins, and traveling to the petting zoo it was a visit full of fun and adventure.
(Pictures to be added later- they are on Jesse's phone)

Chicago
While Jesse and Carolyn where in Arizona I ventured to Chicago for part of the weekend to visit my sister and good friend Becky. Since I was quite pregnant and the weather was ridiculously cold for late May we spent the majority of the time eating but I was so glad to have the chance to visit with both of them before things got more hectic with the arrival of Calvin.

Beach Vacation
We ventured to Myrtle Beach, SC the beginning of June for a vacation with my family. It was the first time that we had all been able to go on a vacation together in quite awhile so it was a wonderful time to reconnect and make new memories as a family. The weather didn't always want to cooperate but luckily there was ample room in the house for people to spread out and for Carolyn to run around and burn some energy. Carolyn had a great time at the ocean, playing in the sand, searching for alligators, and playing with family. As a bonus she got to fly on another plane for the second time in two weeks and she was very excited to fly with my mom and Jesse enjoyed getting to sit by himself and relax for an hour or so each way.

Dinner out- We ate in the other nights but it was nice to have one night out as a family.

Carolyn was not in her most cooperative mood...

Beach time

Alligator!

Summer Camp
Carolyn went to summer camp for 8 days this summer from 9-1. The topic for her age group was animals and each week had a theme. She had a blast and with all of the focus on the new baby it was nice to have something that was just for her. She also had to switch schools this fall so going to the camp helped ease the transition to the new school. She loved that she got to take lunch each day in her lady bug lunchbox. She also loved going over the speed bumps in the high school parking lot and seeing the big kids at camp on the way to her camp. We feel so blessed that a student of mine told us about her mom's preschool camps this summer and we are so glad that Carolyn got so much out of it.

Fourth of July
We had a low key holiday weekend but were lucky to be able to spend it surrounded by family. Carolyn had a blast hanging out with her cousins and we were blessed to have the Pierce crew provide us with two wonderful meals and company. We are so blessed to have family close by. Neither Jeffy nor Carolyn are big fans of fire works so we spent a lot of time inside during the evening/night hours.

The summer also included trips to the Farmer's Market, Conner Prairie, the pool, walks, and lots of good time with family and friends. We are truly blessed!