Today is the first day of school, which means summer is coming to a close. I’m not one of those moms to lament the end of summer. I was always the kid who was ready to go back to school, and my kids are the same. Maybe being a household of type A’s has something to do with it. So today we’re celebrating school as we salute our not-bummer summer.
Here’s a little recap of the things we managed to squeeze into the last 8 weeks:
besides the usual tooth fairy visits, living room forts & backyard barbecues, there were:
movies galore,including X-Men First Class, Harry Potter & Winnie the Pooh as well as girls nights to see Bridesmaids & The Help
a couple of concerts – big ones! U2 and Taylor Swift
fun with food & sidewalk chalk
a dance recital & a doggie makeover from Chewbacca to CHIC!
swimming, beach time and Junior Lifeguard competitions
my birthday & the gift that changed my life: a Kindle!
I’ve read 11 books since mid-July (most were FREE downloads) –which explains my lack of blog posts this summer
And in the spirit of getting older, we bought a Sleep Number bed and I joined Weight Watchers to get ready for the dream vacation that we bought the same place we buy toilet paper - Costco!
It was our 1st real family vacation in over 4 years – a trip to Maui.
and don’t think I didn’t fit in some shopping in between all these activities & working part-time.
Hope you had a not-bummer summer too!
Um, it looks like you had the very best summer ever!! How wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI'm still laughing at the Chewbacca to Chic.
ReplyDeleteAnd Maui, great. I love Maui and your photos look like you guys had a blast. I'm sure your kids will always remember such a great trip.
So, I'm curious what have you purchased on your little shopping trips? I'm just getting out of my post-baby funk. Need some inspiration.
Boy, I'll say you had a not so bummer summer!!! I was ALWAYS ready for my kids to get back to school, and so were they! Then, the newness wore off and getting ERIKA up in the mornings was awful. Years later, when brother Drew became a lazy teen, I had to turn the hose on him to get him up as well!!! I do not miss those days!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo fun. And just so you know I had to read the weight watchers bit a few times. You are TINY!!!
ReplyDeleteThat sounded like a great summer until I read you went to Maui & then it sounded like a perfect summer! Our summer has been awesome as well. Hope Fall has lots of good things in store for you all.
ReplyDeleteA very not so bummer summer!
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah I am totally type A and was always ready to get back into the swing of things as a kid. And still am now. We thrive on schedules! :)
11 books since July! You go girl.