Farewell Summer

About that last trip to the pool yesterday...there were not many people there. That spells FUN for us. The YMCA pool has a big waterslide that lands in the deep end. Of course, you have to be a good swimmer to go down it, so the kids can't go down. But they never seem to tire of cheering Greg and I on as we take turns going down and trying to make the biggest splash possible. Garrett and Avery stand near the edge of the pool by the bottom of the slide (with one of us) and they cheer loudly, "Go, Mom, Go! Go, Mom, Go!" They were also very entertained as we took turns falling backwards into the water and doing cannonballs. I'm not sure who had more fun, the kids or us!

Summer Fever

We LOVE summer at our house. I have exactly 34 days of school left. Is it bad that I've been counting for awhile now? I can't stop thinking about summer. I always have high hopes and big dreams for what our summer will be like. As I sit and daydream about it, I thought I would make a little list of the things we like to do:
1) Go for walks with Casey
2) Ride bikes
3) Swing in the backyard
4) Pull weeds in the garden (sometimes I have a little too much help from my little friends - last year the corn got trampled)
5) Visit the park near our house
6) Play at the school playground (Casey is also a big fan - he LOVES kids!)
7) Eat outside on the back deck (we've already been doing this every chance we get)
8) Roast marshmallows in the firepit (can't wait for our first fire this spring :)
9) Go fishing at the pond near our house
10) Weekly trips to the zoo
11) Visit the library
12) Go to Grandpa Reimer's house for wheat harvest
13) Socialize with the neighbors and their kids every evening
14) Coco Keys water resort!
15) Go to the Farmer's Market to eat homemade cinnamon rolls
16) Stay up way too late!