Thursday, August 12, 2010

Some Bits of Our Summer


Here are some highlights from our weeks of play together:

-The kids' cotton candy faces at the Angel's Game
-My shy Jonah dancing his heart out so much at the game that he got on the jumbo tron not only once, but twice!
-Listening to "Who Let the Dogs Out" one too many times. And yet, it brought us back to harmony quite a bit when things fell apart in the car. The magic of music.
-The boys riding their bikes at night in their pj's at Nana's house.
-Being offended at the "Back to School" signs in Target the first week of July.
-Overpriced ice creams at San Clemente Beach
-Reading, reading, reading. For the first time, all three kids completed the summer reading program at the library. I'm so proud!
-Long visits with both grandparents
-Disneyland!
-Returning to the summer camp of my youth with my husband and three kids. The smell of the Sequoias brought a flood of memories.
-Camping w/out showers, my kids were filthy beyond repair
-lots of fort building, bike riding, swimming in lakes and rivers, and consumption of ice cream
-mugs of tea in the morning while camping
-having leisurely meals all summer b/c we didn't have anywhere we needed to be.

We're in our last week of summer already. Soccer practice starts today, school next week, I never like transitions. I know it'll be great once we get into routine, but for right now, I wouldn't mind sitting with summer a few more weeks...

Monday, August 9, 2010

Summer Camp Girl


My girl is at summer camp this week for the first time. I'm so excited for her to have this experience. She's going to LOVE every minute of it.
I'm a bit nostalgic that we are already at a stage in our relationship where I can send her away from me for a week on her own to experience new things and meet new people that I have no idea about. She's navigating all of this without me, using her own skills and instincts.
I know she's going to be awesome. I'm not worried about her making friends or having a great time. I'm more concerned about her personal hygiene. She has yet to take an interest in her appearance, or say, brushing her teeth without being reminded. I'll take these worries over social worries anytime. Although maybe there will be social worries if she's not brushing her teeth??
I can't wait to hear her stories and see the new girl standing before me that is a little bit different from the one who left. You can't have a week of independance and NOT change and grow. Where does the time go?