Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Our plans for SUMMER break




Dang it, it's hard being a working mama
I wish I would have treasured those summer days more when I was home with the kids
We're just going to make the most of it this year

I found out last week that my work schedule will be changing
For the last 10 months, I've worked 11-5
Starting July 1st, my hours will be 8-2
I'm not sure what to think 
The boys will be home longer by themselves
I kind of liked having the mornings to myself to run errands and get things done
but 
getting the kids supper and to ball practices and games by 5:00 is tough
I'm a morning person so it will be nice to get my day started early and get it over with
It's going to take some adjusting but I think it will be great

As for our summer plans:
We will be playing ball until the second week in July
We have a trip to Wisconsin planed
We will be taking the boys to the Iowa State Fair for the first time
I'm sure we'll be spending time at the Aquatic Center
We plan to do lots of reading
We'll be making a lot of smores in our new outdoor fire pit


Yesterday was the boys first day of SUMMER break
I left them a list of jobs to get done
One of the jobs was to write 10 things they would like to do this summer

Here are their lists:

Spencer
Go to Sky Zone
     Go  fishing
Go to the Aquatic Center
Stay up late
Be AWESOME
Go to Wisconsin and do fun things
Have a fire in the fire pit
Learn to play the piano
Go for a long bike ride
Go to Grandma's a lot


Parker
Go to Sky Zone
Make hot dogs on the fire
Have steak
Have smores
Go to Happy Joe's
Buy 5 things at the Dollar Tree
Stay up late
Play baseball with the family
Eat 2 pies 
Library stuff (The summer reading program)

Do you think Parker was hungry when he made his list?
I laughed reading them because for one,
I was impressed that the things they want to do are not over the top like I thought they would be
and because the lists have their names written all over them
Spencer is all about being awesome and Parker only thinks about food

The boys are enjoying sleeping in and today they'll be hanging out with Grandma

How much better can it get?















Monday, June 1, 2015

Summer Break 2015



The boys are officially on SUMMER break
I can't believe we have another school year under our belts
On our way to school Friday, Spencer reminded me that he'll be an 8th grader next year
What that heck!?!? 
Excuse me, I'm feeling a little nauseous

We celebrated the last day of school with Dunkin Donuts for breakfast
Parker got to go to the Aquatic Center with his school
Spencer had field day
and we got Tees ice cream and closed the place down



Hello SUMMER! 
31 days until our family vacation but who's counting