The Hughes': Summer.....Where did you go???

I have truly had a great summer! I can honestly say that I LOVE being a stay at home mom. Spending time with Teague everyday, has been such a blessing. I am amazed at how smart he is and have loved watching him learn and grow this summer. I can also say that being a stay at home mom is the hardest job anyone can have. I can't believe I am already saying goodbye to summer and hello to teaching and fall!! We have had a great time over the past couple months; going to Lake Powell, camping, visiting California, having my mom come to visit, running, walking with Grandma, frequent visits to the park, swimming, fairs, rodeos, riding horses, going to horse shows, reading a TON, boating, and of course sleeping in (haha, ya right....unless you consider 7am or 7:30am sleeping in, which during the school year, definitely is !!!).

Enjoy!!!

When I saw this I was cracking up....Apparently, he was trying to get out, but then got stuck with both legs on one side of the high chair.....funny kid! BTW, we have to strap him in now because even with the tray on, he can find a way to stand up.......

Here he is at Pretend City in California. This was the coolest place I have ever seen. It's a complete town, for kids....all the way down to working for stamps on a punch card, to take to the ATM to get money, to then donate to an organization of their choice. Teague was farming in this pic. He loved the water area, where he could catch fish and lobsters, loved driving in the cars, really just loved being able to go and do what he wanted without hearing his mom say "No! Don't touch!" It was seriously, sooo cool!

You are probably wondering, why did she put this picture in....Well, Teague and I went running almost every day this summer. From the beginning of June until about the middle of July, we would run to Grandma and Grandpa's house, pick up Grandma and then walk for about an hour. Teague and I would be gone for at least 2 1/2 hours, he was hungry and tired by the time we got home.....So this picture of him eating and falling asleep was a daily occurrence in our house.

My boys at Lake Powell. Teague loved riding the Jet Skis!! He even fell asleep on them...

At Grandma and Grandpa's house....He loved playing in the hose! He is definitely a water baby!!

Camping...he thought he was pretty cool with his own camping chair! That was his first time eating oranges....LOVED THEM!

It was hot one day while we were camping, so I decided to fill the bucket with water and let Teague hang out.......HE LOVED IT! We were cracking up because he would get down low in the bucket and then pop up..laughing and smiling the whole time....It's ok, you can call it a redneck pool :)

We went on a 4-wheeler ride up to the cell phone towers on West Mountain (I think). Teague, of course, loves the 4-wheeler. He didn't like sitting between us, he HAD to sit up front and drive with dad.