WOW – summer has gone by so fast! I can’t believe that we are headed back to school in just over 1 week and that September is just around the corner. Although it’s been a busy summer we have been able to “sneak away” for some fun family moments too – a family reunion, the 4th of July, a weekend at the lake, a mini-vacation to Taylors Falls – just to name a few.
The kids have weathered their first summer of nearly full-time childcare and that has had it’s interesting moments. Things that I certainly want to consider for next summer. There must be a way to break it up so that by August we aren’t hearing, “I hate going to ________________.” Our options for next summer should be a little more broad since we will have two school-age children then, but still…I’ll need some better plans.
They did manage an entire week at Grandma’s though a couple of weeks back. It sounds like they really had a blast. Lots of swimming, popcorn and movies, stops at the park and of course time with their extended family – Grandma and cousins. By the end of the week they were ALL exhausted and I’m sure Grandma collapsed in her recliner that evening breathing a sigh of relief. I know she stated she didn’t remember how busy kids made life. LOL! Welcome to a crazy life with kids, huh?
Summer has been good yep, but I have a feeling Fall will be better – I’m hoping to spend some family time outdoors with the leaves that are so beautiful in Minnesota – I just need to make the reservations to do so. With that, I’m off.
