Oh what do you do in the summertime...

...when all the world is green?
A lot of our favorite somethings’ start with the letter "P"...

PURPLE POPSICLES, PLAYDOUGH, PARADE'S, PICNIC'S in the PARK, PARASITES of all kinds, especially those on a birds PECKED out eye, ice cream PARLOR'S, our PEACH tree, PLANTING a garden with PEAS, POTATOES, & PUMKINS, PERFUMED POPPIES, PANSIES, & PETUNIA'S, PENS, PAPER, PAINTS, PESKY PUPPIES and PUSSEYCATS, PETTY fighting, funny PHRASES (mostly due to Andy), PLUNGING in the POOL, POCKETS in Kasey's shorts that he has to be with, PLEASANT company, PLAYFUL sidewalk chalk games and doodling, PUZZLES, PREACHY ranting, PLAYING PRETEND with finger PUPPETS, watching Nathan PLAY flag-football, PRIMARY activities, chocolate PUDDING, PEANUT BUTTER & jam, PRESENTS from PARTIES, Canadian PEACH juice, PELTING water guns and hoses, sleeping in for longer PERIODS of time, PASTA with the PERFECT sauce, PEACEFUL relaxing in the shade, PIZZA, PRESIDENT Monson our wonderful PROPHET, PEELING POTATOES, PERFORMING risky tricks on bikes, scooters, & the trampoline, PONY riding, riding a PONY, PECKING PEACOCKS, the PRETTY PLAYING of PIANO from my favorite PIXIE, (Cassidy is taking lessons), PESTERING siblings, PIERCING screams of laughter, banana cream PIE, PANCAKES with strawberries and whip cream , PILES of PLASTIC legos, watching Wayne PITCH for city league baseball, all the PILLINGS, being the PROUD PARENTS of PROMISING PRICELESS PRETTY children.

My favorite P’s.

PAIN-KILLERS, PANIC PROBLEMS due to PARENTING, POP (Diet Coke with Lime or Diet Dr. Pepper PLEASE!) PROFANITY, PINK POM-POMS, PAIN STACKING PATIENCE, POPULAR music, PERSONAL PRAYER, visiting the PROMISE LAND, PURCHASING treasures(like at the Hello Kitty store in Arizona), expensive PERFUME, PROPANE for PEPPERED BBQ, PASTRY’S, PRETTY nail POLISH, PENSION $ for my PARENTS, PEPPY & PERPLEXING PHONE calls, PLANNING and PACKING for trips, being less PLUMP, the POLYNESIAN PEST control man (this is a joke...), PLUSHY cotton bed sheets and PINSTRIPED and POLK-A-DOT PINK PAJAMAS, PROCRASTINATING a lot of PROBLEM stuff like my PASSPORT, PROFESSIONAL PARTY PLANNING cuteness, enjoying PRELUDE music cause we’re early for church, loaded PISTOL PERSONALITY while trying to PUBLISH A POST when the baby is POOPING in a PILE, PERIODICLY being PUNCH-DRUNK with POETIC happiness and giggling till I almost PEE my PANTS!