You know it's summer when...

Baseball is almost over - it's time for tournament play. Every day when we come home the street is full of kids - most of whom live on our street although we're just this summer realizing it. As soon as we get in the drive, if Kabe doesn't go outside to play right away, the boys are ringing our doorbell to see if he can ride his bike or swim. Kabe is so dark he doesn't look like he couldn't possibly be genetically related his father. Swimming lessons are in full swing. It's almost time for Vacation Bible School. Kids are headed to church camp every week. Mosquitoes are out. It smells like charcoal and cut grass a lot of the time in our neighborhood. Two of my favorite smells.

Tuesday night Kabe I got a few pics at Kabe's baseball game. He's a pretty good hitter, but as the year has progressed, so have the catching and throwing skills of the opponents. He actually got to run with this hit.


And even made it home.


Take a look at this determined run to the dugout. It doesn't even look like my boy!


Here he is waiting in the outfield.





Kabe is also in swimming lessons twice a week. Here he is with his instructor, Lisa. She's going over proper arm movement with him.



At the end of lessons each session the kids get to jump off the board as long as they swim to the side using the proper skills they've just worked on. Kabe opted to do a cannon ball, just like Muncher taught him.


He's going to be eight soon. He really is growing up!