This summer has been a blur. It just flew by and I'm not sure I'm ready for it to be over. All summer I have dreaded the fall. Mason starts school tomorrow and while I know he is ready for it, I'm not sure I am. I have had a few emotional moments this past week. I worry about other kids being mean (I HATE bullies), I worry about him picking up bad habits from his peers, but mostly I just worry about how much I will miss him and how having him gone will effect our day to day. I tried to enjoy every moment of this summer, I can't help but have this overwhelming feeling that things will never be the same. I know change is inevitable but that doesn't mean that I welcome it! :)
Here's is some highlights from out wonderful Summer of 2012:
My friend Tami was my saving grace this summer!!! She was super thoughtful and met me at the pool numerous times. It's nice to just have someone there to talk to as you chase children and wade in the water! Words can not express my gratitude to this amazing woman! About a month into the summer Callie decided she didn't like the pool and made it difficult for me. If Tami hadn't been there we might have stopped going to the pools altogether. Thank you Tami, I LOVE YOU!!!!!
We bought a cheap disposable underwater camera and had a lot of fun with it! (Noah and one of his favorite people Danni Pace! She used to be one of my young women, I still don't understand how she can be so photogenic even underwater! Such a cute girl!)
And of course Mason with his cousins:
Mason, Harley, and Allie
Allie, Mason, andEmilie
Mason, Carson, and Logan
Noah and Sydney!
Callie trying to do a summer-sault into the pool.
I watched my sister Maddy's kids every Tuesday this summer because she had some health problems. To my children, ALL their cousins are CELEBRITIES! Seriously! Mason used to call ANYONE he liked his "cousins". So, my children of course were on cloud nine to get to play with their cousins weekly and asked everyday "Are our cousins coming over today?"
Mason got to go to a Rattler's Game with Grandpa, Uncle Nate and Uncle Jeremy. They took him on the light rail and he had a blast.
We visited the Natural History Museum! aka the Dinosaur Museum!
And of course we had one too many blue slushies to help keep us cool!
My oldest is starting 3rd grade this year. It's still hard and sad, but it DOES get easier!! They learn quick and he's a pro at the whold school thing now! But I hate not knowing where he is all day and someone else being his "teacher" instead of me!
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I loved going swimming with you and your kids. It was so fun to explore the different pools. Taking the pictures with the underwater camera was super fun.
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