Summer is Over

Is it just me, or was this the shortest summer on record?

It makes up for last summer, which was the LONGEST.
This was the summer we waited and worried about Jared's job. We didn't do a whole lot else, besides takin' it easy, but it was still a blast. Next summer I'm doing a bucket list, so we get more fun packed in.

We spent a lot of time at Seven Peaks.  Only it wasn't until the very end of the summer that the boys agreed to try out some slides, and discovered they loved them. 

We spent a lot of time in the lazy river, wave pool and kid's pool.




This is what we named "The Water Jumpy Thingy."  I got the idea from Five Real Moms.  You duct tape two shower curtain liners together and fill it with water, and literally chill out on it.  Very cool.  Only I forgot about it and killed a big patch of grass.  Oops!



We watched baseball games

Tyler learned how to ride a bike (sometimes with the handlebars backwards, as shown here).  At the beginning of the summer we didn't have much hope for him.  He had absolutely no balance.  But he stuck with it, and was SO proud of himself when he finally took off.

Now he and Dougie can ride around together.He also lost his first tooth on his first day of first grade. 

Back to school!  So far, so good.  They all say their teachers are nice, which is the most important thing, if I recall correctly.  They have friends in their classes and a good time at recess, so their lives are good.  I am enjoying my very long and quiet days with just Allie and me.  Unfortunately I'm already out of bon bons, and I can't stand Soaps anymore, so I'll just have to get my house clean, play with my baby and sew some fun projects.  It's a hard life, I know.