shivering in the summer

Cool thing about summer is how the sun lightens up your hair naturally.

The photo below is of my hair....completely sun kissed with colors.

I like that....

A messy summer bun for library day with my kiddos.

(I didn't even know Fifi snapped a picture of my head while I was driving..... I kind'a like that.)

We spent a good portion of the day enjoying the books at the library.

We even check a few to take home.

With the temperature outside in the upper 90's..... the library turned up the air conditioner to a chilly 60.

(Brrrr)

On the way home Sweetheart wrapped herself up in her snuggie in the back seat and snuggled up with a good book for the ride home.....

(Do you remember what you were doing last summer today??? We do. Click HERE to see)

Style with determination is how to play the game....

Soccer Game Saturday.....

I'm so proud of my little athletes.

They play an excellent game....running, kicking, getting in the game.

Can you see Sweetheart and Princess Fifi in the photo above??

(hint: behind #9, they're in the green mesh covers)

 My Sweetheart is a my little spitfire........ she is always running hard and fast after that soccer ball!

She may be the smallest and youngest on this team but she is the quickest and hardest working...... even the BIG BOYS don't scare her!

It's funny how while playing Princess Fifi looks like she's posing Hollywood style 

(she the one with her hair in a high ballet bun)

Sweetheart is on the right keeping an eye on the ball and never too far from sis.

GO SCORPIONS!!

 (It's your LUCKY DAY.....click here , HERE, and here to see what we were doing last year. I must've been VERY inspired to write 3 blogs in 1 day!)

in the planning phase.....

Thank you for reading our little blog.....

We're giving ourselves a little break today.

Its Saturday

Its Summer

What more do I need to say

But click here to see what we were up to last year on this date

Wheel Adventures

Look at my girls....… Bike riding in the park, enjoying their summer.

When I see them, I see me...having fun in the hot summer sun.

Princess Fifi wheel-y going fast

Sweetheart singing wheel-y loud

"Bicycle, Bicycle....…I want to ride my bicycle, bicycle"

Cookie is fast and furious as she drifts and donuts on her BIG WHEEL.

They wanted a wheel adventure after biking they put on their inline and classic four wheel skates for some dancing in the streets.

Can you guess which is Princess Fifi, Sweetheart and Cookie just by her skates??

Cookie carefully maneuvers around as she finds her skating legs.

Sweetheart is an absolute natural in her skates...... 

Give Princess Fifi a hand.....

 (click here to see the another skating blog from last summer)

or 

(click here to see where we were today last year.....)

Chicago reflecting......our reflection

I can't believe that a year ago to date we were in Chicago......
Seems like only yesterday (sigh)

--PERSINGERFIVE PORTRAIT--
This is from the reflection off of CLOUD GATE.......... (rare photo of Millennium Park EMPTY)
WE like to think of it as our private park.

Can't wait to make more summer memories on this years.... ROAD TRIP!!
(Click here to revisit our Chicago blog)

It's our 1 year 'blog' aversary!!!!!

Some days are just too perfect...

This is our summer agenda for today

Afternoon tea at McAlisters Deli (our favorite)

Crafting at home (something fun)

 Lay on our hammock outside and dream into the big blue skies

You'd think today is a Friday or a weekend.....BUT today is only Thursday!!

So....

One year ago, I was packing for our family vacation to NYC.

I was frantically making sure everything was packed and neatly tucked away.

It's amazing that exactly one year later...... nothing could be more opposite than a day like today.

Relaxing... nothing but carefree thoughts and perfectly content children.

Also... TODAY marks our ONE YEAR BLOG ANNIVERSARY.

*****Hurray***** 

I can't believe I've successfully blogged about my little family-----DAILY----for one year!!!

Thank you for taking the time to join us on our little adventures.....

There's more to come.....(I promise)

Step into our virtual time machine....

CLICK HERE for last years blog.

POPCORN and sticky floors at 1pm......

Going to the cinema in the middle of the day!!

...it's okay; its summer!

 Sweetheart scored free passes for the movie.

We're going to watch Snow White and the Huntsman

AWESOME!!!

There is something exciting about watching a completely unplanned, unexpected movie.

Thank you, Sweetheart!

summer lovin'

Today is the quintessential summer day...

Warm and Dreamy

Beautiful scenery

Soul hugging sunshine

Oh summer why can't you stay longer!!

feels like home

Tennessee here we come!

(www.tnvacation.com) (www.tn.gov) (www.mypigeonforge.com)

COUNTRY MUSIC,
COWBOYS
COWGIRLS
AGRICULTURE and RANCHING
 plus all that SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY

YEE HAW!!

There's even a guitar shaped building...... Only in Tennessee!

The Great Smoky Mountains.....the very best place to pick blueberries, blackberries and raspberries........an annual 'Pershingfive' summer tradition.

 (www.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm) (www.gatlinburg.com)

We always look forward to some time off the road for a breath taking drive up into the Smoky Mountains to pick blueberries, blackberries and raspberries
.......until our fingers are PURPLE!

My 'Berry' good girls searching for the PERFECTLY SWEET AND RIPE blackberries

  "Mommy, I love this color of purple."
Cookie with berry stained hands

Mmmmm......The sweetest berries we've ever tasted.

The time we spent on the blueberry farm is like a novel I once read: The cool stream greeted us on a long hot summer day. As we played on the hills where the trees and vines are so full of life and so green. Where we would pretend we were in the jungles of the rainforest. Later in the afternoon we spent our days picking blueberries until our fingers were stained and our bellies were full. There was nothing like those days as a youngster in Tennessee. 

"Mommy, I'll be in the creek"

A fresh water creek running through the berry farm provides us with loads of fun as the kiddos hand catch fresh water crustaceans and small fish!!!

Looking over Bam's collection of crustaceans and fish

"Can we take them home, Mommy!!"  My answer....they belong to the hills of the Smoky Mountains honey.

Ahhh.....sweet memories.

My heart skips a beat for days like this.........