We are a week and a half deep into summer and it has been slow and easy,
lots of lazing around and playing inside.
I believe the World Cup is to blame for all the indoor activities, but I am ok with that because the kids are ok with that.
Also: the Dicksons are out of town for two weeks, so the kids don't have their usual neighbor playmates.
The house is typically a wall to wall gauntlet of toys - legos and train tracks and all the little pieces. It is acceptable because the kids are actually playing with all the little pieces. Sometimes you literally cannot walk anywhere upstairs without tip toeing carefully.
I realize that this easy, slow schedule is going to end soon. As soon as July comes along, we will be moving at breakneck speed from one vacation/visitor to the next.
I am marinating in all the delightful lawlessness in our home.
We ran around this park after watching Incredibles 2.
I give that movie 2 thumbs down. I hate fight scenes and action scenes. They just go on and on pointlessly.
At one point I had my head in my hands mumbling "when is this going to end?"
We ride our bikes down to the "ball forest" when we need a break from all the World Cup and all the tip toeing through tiny lego pieces. They search for pellets in the dirt, then put them in their "habitat".
This tree nook is the ball habitat.
One day they played school.
Evan was the librarian.
Our local library has a summer reading program...if you reach your goal you get a free book.
Evan completed his reading chart in two days. He gets laser focused on stuff like that to earn his reward.
One night at Padden, Avery and Bailey wore dueling t-shirts.
Our neighbor friends have the cutest baby in the world.
Everyone loves Maggie Rose.
Summer Solstice comes along, and I'm not sure how to feel about it. I realize that this is the beginning of the end. Every day shorter from here...but let's not talk about that because the weather is awesome, and we can stay out forever and ever because it practically never gets dark.
Documentation of the messy house:
Every day me and Avery and Andrew go out and check the raspberries. Today there were three ripe, so we each picked and ate.
Andrew exclaimed "oh my goodness!" and clasped his hands together at the delight that is plucking ripe fruit off a vine.
Andrew is a treasure.
Padden Tri: done and done.
Not my best time. Not my worst time.
I have a pattern of doing really well every other year, so next year will be better.
Reminder to myself: you must swim train! you think you don't need to, but you do.
Also, implement a good meal plan. I ate a lot of crap while training for this tri.
They played with the dinosaurs while waiting for me.
Avery was at a stake activity days event.
And lastly, yesterday we hike down to Pt Whitehorn with friends. There are always great forts to play in, and sea creatures to poke at. Us moms were so hot, so we stood in the cool water talking and talking. We talked about how great it is that we can do our mom thing while the kids are off doing their kid thing.
