FiveSibes Flashback ~ Bandit ~ Summer 2015   S ummer should get a speeding ticket for going by way too fast. While I do love the other seasons, and when I had my beloved FiveSibes, summer was a tough one since they looooove the cold, but oh, boy, when I brought out their kiddie pools, it was crazy, wet, splashing shenanigans! Our back deck became a wet speedway where they would zoomie through the pools, down the ramp, all around the yard, back up the ramp, and through the pools, and repeat! Add in some loud splashes and great fun howling, grrrrrring sounds, and summer was truly a blast as they enjoyed the great outdoors while beating the heat (before it was back in for snoozes in the a/c)!   I actually toiled over which topic to write about today as this month marked a bunch of fun posts, but I decided on this beautiful shot of our "Bee" girl soaking up the cool water in the pool. It's also that time of year when the kids go back to school, but since I shared my ...

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