Summer of Swimming

Here I am the night before school starts all teary because summer is over. It always goes by so fast and it breaks my heart. But still there is a part of me excited to get back to a schedule and have a small break from 24/7 kids. Also, Scarlett is so excited to start 1st grade and eat int eh big kid lunch room. She will be so missed while at school!

This summer has been an adventure for sure! We only had two short weekend vacations, one to Park City in June and the cabin July. So we spent a lot, A LOT of time at home. We love playing in back yard, visiting Emily down the street, and putting our new house together. When we need a break we go swimming of course. And we went swimming almost everyday, either at Life Time Fitness or at grandmas. We all LOVE swimming and sunning in the afternoon. Alice and Scarlett have become amazing little swimmers and learned new strokes. Alice even passed her swimming test at the gym (she swam 25 meters without stopping or holding on the edge). That means that both she and Scarlett can go down the slide by themselves and swim in the pool without me. Which means I can put Jack in the daycare, send the girls swimming, and I can sit on the side on the pool reading my magazine...heaven! Besides swimming we have been going to the library every week for story/art time. Jack runs wild but the girls loved it. Both girls did the library reading challenge and finished it with flying colors. One of the most memorable part of summer was listening to Charlottes Web while we drove around doing our errands. It took a couple weeks but we listened to the book and loved it. It was so enjoyable to hear Scarlett and Alice talk about the book and characters. Overall, we have had a great summer filled with memories and tons of fun!! Summer is and always will be my favorite time of year. I love the warm summer nights, freedom, spontaneous adventures, and spending tons of time with cousins. Already looking forward to summer again!!