Wow did summer whiz by!! Looking back we really didn't let any grass grow under our feet.
June was Bill and my 10th anniversary and my aunt was SO kind to take the girls over night. Bill had a hotel room all set with champagne chilled waiting for me when we arrived. We had an amazing dinner and managed to paint the town red until MIDNIGHT!
The girls were very busy with all their activities: Laila in soccer (never again), Delaney in golf, Cecelia in orchestra and all 3 in swimming.
I also had a house full of kids every single day as the many school aged kids needed care for the summer.
I had a very quick trip to St. Pete's beach - the flight that was supposed to arrive before noon didn't get me in until 3 a.m. the next day. Long travel day is an understatement. No matter, though, I still got to see my family and that's all that I really needed.
We field tripped to the zoo and the splash pad and the wading pool and starting our hosting of BBQ and pool party season.
July 1st marked the first day of our week long vacation. We spent the first half of the week at home enjoying our pool and the city life. We went to Lake Ida courtesy of the Tortorice's for the second half of the week. The weather was ideal and we had an amazing time - except for Pearl who barked the entire time and is never invited back again (by me). Our weekends in July mostly consisted of going to this party, or this BBQ, or us hosting friends here. We also took part of our wonderful city and took the girls to watch the River Rats among other things.
August we made our annual trip to Floyd Lake to celebrate Marilyn's birthday. It was a little chilly but we still had fun boating, floating, eating, drinking and talking with family. We took the girls to the annual Stockyard Parade and Stockyard Days in our Long Lake Regional Park. This month also brought some bummers including me getting two spots of skin cancer removed and getting water damage to our basement (which we still haven't had fixed yet...waiting for school to start so we can clear out the basement..oh joy of joys). We camped at Wild River and took the girls to Wild Mountain. I hosted not one, but TWO Girl Scout pool parties. We took the kids to Bunker Beach and have pretty much submerged in the pool since the heat came back full force. I started class this Tuesday and we're all going to the State Fair tomorrow. Today is also my last day of full-time daycare. I will have half-day kindergarteners everyday and the occasional full day when school is out, but Operation Phase Out officially starts at 5:00 p.m. today!!!!!
This weekend will bring more fun and more friends and, of course, the final preparations for school on Tuesday.
I will cry when all 3 of my girls get on that bus.
I hope your summer was as jam packed with fun as ours was!!
