Summer's End

We have been trying to make the most of the end of summer by enjoying as much time as possible with our friends.  School starts next week for Hannah and Mother's Day Out for Lily and I must admit that I am a little sad.  This August, with no Mother's Day Out, no school, and no schedule, has by far been my favorite month of summer. We have played, baked, gardened, traveled and just enjoyed being together all day morning til night.  We have actually had so much going on the past couple of weeks that I haven't had time until now to go through all of our pictures and sit down and write a post.  I can't possibly fit everything in one post so I am going to have the next few posts recap all that we have been up to lately.  So without further adieu....

We celebrated National Aviation Week by taking advantage of free admission to the Southern Museum of Flight.  For those of you here in Birmingham it is located close to the Birmingham Airport and is worth a visit.  There were lots and lots of airplanes to see and thankfully most all were inside so we did not have to brave the August heat.

We prepared for our visit by making our own paper airplanes with Daddy...

Hannah and Lily had a good time flying these around the house and carried these little planes with them everywhere we went for about a week.

When we arrived at the museum we found planes all around us.  They were inside and outside, suspended from the ceiling...

and on the ground...

Hannah and Lily were even able to sit in a cockpit and pretend to fly...

The museum also had a children's area where you could build your own airplane out of things like legos...

I was surprised at how large and family friendly this little museum is and we will definitely go back for another visit.  Fyi...I also think this would be a great place for a birthday party (particularly for a boy) if you are looking for something a little different and fun.

That same week Hannah's classmate Mary invited all of the girls from her upcoming 4K class over for a little swim party.  Hannah was so excited to see all her friends and of course spend some time in the pool.

The girls (along with a few younger siblings) had a great time swimming and playing together.  We are looking forward to seeing all of these sweet faces on a regular basis when school starts back next week!

I will be back tomorrow with our Summer's End Part 2...