Picnic with neighbors
Summer has been a blast so far---so busy and non-stop, but so fun! Hard to believe we are a month into it already, but at the same time I feel like we've done so much in such a short time. The week after the boys graduated from Pre-K they got to spend the week at Myke's parent's home in Pacific Beach and do a daily YMCA camp right across the street from there Monday-Friday. It was their very first day camp (besides a ONE day (3 hour) animal camp they did last summer) AND it was their first time away from home for that long! These were big steps for them me!
The weekend before they had that camp I was actually on a girls' getaway, myself with a trip up to San Francisco and Santa Cruz for a long weekend with a few college friends. It was so fun to all get together and catch up/explore/talk/laugh/ENJOY. Much needed :)
The week after the boys had camp in PB (Pacific Beach), Chloë had her turn to spend a few nights with her grandparents. These longer stays are definitely new for all of us and so great that the kids get that time with Mom-Mom & Pop. I never had something like that, and, although I don't feel that I necessarily "missed out" on something, I definitely realize the value of this special time together for my kids with their grandparents. And, Maureen will back me up here: my kids often act SO DIFFERENT when I'm around...and NOT in a good way....so it's nice for my in-laws to get time with the kids without that!
Fourth Of July:
decorating the dessert pie with Pop
Patriotic skewers
pool time!
Roasting marshmellows
First time with sparklers (Owen)
Ella
Delivering 4th of July dinner to the local forestation
(part of the neighborhood tradition after they come lead our parade each year)
The Following Week: Kids Games Camp (Vacation Bible School)
First day of Kids Games (next year I can send ALL FOUR!!!)
Owen & Eli
Basketball girls
Another Girls' Outting: La Costa Resort & Spa for a friend's 40th
(how do I have such old friends?!! lol)
NOT the birthday girl
Cabana-style
Myke's latest project- Ella's big girl bed! More updates to come :)
We are now a house with no cribs.
Eli and his lizard friend
Cooking with Mom-mom
And THIS WEEK:
Surf Camp for Chloë & Owen
(Eli is in gymnastics camp at a different location--I need to get pics)
2nd graders! Surf's Up!
Incoming Kinders at PEC!
Ella on the beach
Owen
Go Chloë!
Ella and her buddy
And, last but not least, we came upon a GREAT backpack and lunchbox sale at Toys R Us and had to (prematurely, in my mind) get Ella's gear for preschool (she starts August 30th). She picked out Hello Kitty for both and has been wearing the empty backpack around ever since.
(I think) She's ready!
