We went through LOTS of this stuff...
...and this stuff.
Hand held video games...kind of a thorn in my side. I'm sure what the boys will remember about them are all of the time limits their mean mom kept putting on them. However, on rainy days, days when no friends were available & the occasional lazy day..these thorns were handy to have around. The best was renting games occasionally. They thought that was a BIG treat!
There was a lot of swimming, hanging out with friends (I've said it before & I'll say it again. There really should be a revolving door on my house because friends come & go all day long & I LOVE it!!), we got a lot of use out of our Classic Fun Center passes (divey joint...lots of fun!), lots of bike/scooter riding, popsicles, movies, birthday celebrations, family gatherings, etc. We really did have a lot of FUN!!
What do I remember about this Summer???
Washing towels & swimming suits a couple of times a week. Kind of a pain, but totally worth it.
Restocking the 24 hour buffet (my pantry). Kind of a pain, but totally worth it. It feeds the "hood" & keeps 'em going (albeit on a sugar high...)
And hanging out with these guys...!!
Our days were like a roller coaster ride. We had bad moments & good moments. I will say that after giving it some thought, the good moments were really wonderful! I got to know them all a little better in different ways. I really love spending time with them (as long as no one is fighting, teasing, screaming...) My hat is off to Julie!
We are ready for a new school year!
12 comments:
what a nice tribute to the summer of 08 - welcome to the new school year - we have been in for 4 weeks now and all I can say is ahhhhhhh!
That post was cute, but I am sure we will all hear you cheering on Back to School day.
Okay - Pretty identical Summer - different states! Yahoo for Summer days and I am dying that it is back to the grind of school days!
Summer rocks! I can't believe it is over...it's good though. I like the changes...cheers to school time :)
It is so weird the summer is ending! However, I am happy that school starts on Monday!
My memories of summer 08- my kid left on his mission and I had an internal photo shoot.
Summer is like that...at my house I can't wait for it to start and then can't wait for it to end. My kids are back in school and happy to be with their friends again. We miss sleeping in (early morning seminary starts at 6:15!) but we're getting into the routine again. Looks like you guys had an awesome summer!
I really enjoyed this summer, too. Course I've enjoyed the last week and a half of them in school a WHOLE LOT MORE. Is that wrong?
Wish we lived close enough that I could send my kids in your revolving door!
Oh you gotta to love the summer but its so nice to have the school season back in bloom. Yeah for school. Such cute kids...
Hey girlfriend...I'll be in Bountiful tomorrow until Friday...maybe we can meet for a treat or something. It would be fun to see you again. I'll call you later in the week. I know it's crazy with school starting.
You are one of those cool moms with the revolving door. I admire that!
I think this was a great post...it will be so fun to look back on!
It sounds like our summers were a lot alike :)
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