Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Summer Recap Volume 1: The Beach

School starts tomorrow. I am not ready...at all. Jack is off to a brand new school, same district but the new middle school has been completed. I am so excited for him. I am hoping that all the hard work he did last year will continue. Fall baseball begins tonight. Nothing like jumping in with both feet!

Sammy is off the kindergarten tomorrow. I can't even discuss that. I am NOT ready. He is more than ready but his poor mommy can't handle these kids growing up so fast. My girl friend pointed out why this is so hard for me yesterday. I am terrified to start this school ball rolling because it is a slippery slope. You send them off to kindergarten and when you turn around, they are teenagers. I know everyone says that but it really is true (*sniff, sniff*).

Before we can jump into the present, I have to recap the summer. It was magical and wonderous. We had adventure after adventure. Our week in Michigan was definitely a highlight!

My littles are growing up a mile a minute. They jumped on the jetski and didn't want to get off.

I even convinced my my mother in law to go for a ride. The real ride came when she finally relented and let her son drive her. It was a blast!!

Grandpa and girlies.


This is what hard work at the beach looks like. Our men were quite proud.



Babies in the sand...doens't get any better in my opinion!



This was my preferred way to spend the day. I was even brought a frosty adult beverage a few times. Perfection.




Anyone who has spent summertime in Michigan knows that ice cream on a near daily basis is a must. Diet? What diet?




Boys.



Girls.
BLISS!


5 comments:

Robin said...

Looks utterly perfect. In fact, it looks a whole lot like my summer too, if you just substitute New England for Michigan :).

Casey's trio said...

It's always a bit sad when summertime comes to an end isn't it? Can I join you next summer on the innertube with a frosty adult beverage? Good luck to Sammy starting kinder tomorrow. Can't imagine myself in those shoes next year. Tear.

Claremont First Ward said...

Looks like such a wonderful trip to Michigan.........

My kids don't start school for 2 weeks......I can't believe my Garrett is going into Kindergarten.....remember that they were our babies when we were gestating our twin babies? Are you going to send the girls to kindergarten next year? Jeff wants to send the boys but I'm.just.not.ready. I think I'm going to have a hard time sending them to school since it's two at once and when that happens I won't have any kids at home.

Jaysi said...

Great pics. I hope school was a blast for Sammy....I can't wait to hear all about it!

girlytwins said...

I think I might have to join you next summer on the tube :)

We too had an awesome summer. And we are so sad it is coming to a quick end. You have some great pictures. Beautiful memories were made for sure. I cannot believe how big all your kiddies are getting. It just can't be.