My kids have been out of school for... 36 days { yes, I AM counting } I swore it was longer! ... really... They have already checked off a fair share of the normal prerequisite summer activities...
- declaring boredom on the second full day of summer vacay
- having a growth spurt, so that none of the summer clothes purchased 2 months ago could possibly fit
- promptly finding any and all poison oak on our property and hopping, crawling and rolling in it
- destroying the freshly cleaned and organized house in a matter of 27.5 minutes
- refusing to come out of the lake in a timely manner to avoid both water log and sunburn
- asking "Are we there yet?" over 100 times on our first road trip of the year... with many more to come.
It really isn't all that bad!!! [ Truly ] We have had a lot of fun as well. It's just amazing how the bad (and mildly annoying) always stands in the forefront of your mind, trumping all the amazing little moments.
- Realizing that my son's sense of humor is fantastically sarcastic and of uber quick-wit
- My daughter's love for fashion design is taking off like a wildfire... To the point I actually teared up!
- being able to have family game night EVERY night
- noticing fantastically askew spiderwebs
- ice cream sandwiches and Popsicles a plenty
- teaching them new things daily and having them actually care enough to ask questions about it
- our first REAL family road trip... which took them across the Mackinac Bridge for the first time
- Seeing three of the Great Lakes in the same day
- all the other joyous tidbits of time yet to be written
{ CLEAR }
