It's so cliche, but this summer seriously flew right by.
A friend gave a motivational talk to the Young Women a week or so ago where she shared this quote: "You're writing the story of your life one minute at a time".
The big events, vacations and birthdays, are easy to remember, but when I think of day to day life it's hard to account for all those minutes.
Luckily, I could dig up a few pictures to document the last 3 months of our lives.
Bub attended 2 sessions of Iddy Biddy Ball (soccer, t-ball, and basketball).
We rode the Madsen and took lunch when we could, so there went most of our mornings MW&F. Bub's summer goal was to participate in every activity and listen to his teacher.
He did it!
Miriam took "Cheer Prep" which was basically tumbling. She achieved her summer goal of perfecting her cartwheel, and even learned to do them one-handed!
The gym had a room full of toys and movies, so every Tuesday from 9-10 the boys played.
Miriam also had ballet those days.
There was a park full of burning hot sand where I would take the boys while we waited for ballet to end.
We would run underneath the playground where the sand was cool, and a bit damp, and dig our way through 45 min. (I was usually on the phone with Jamie, Julia, or Mirissa)
Then off to piano (all M's activities fell on Tuesday) where we would play with Ivy, Simon, William and baby James before, during and after Mimi's piano lesson next door. Fiona usually had their huge water slide up and M would go to piano wet.
Don't even THINK all we did was play all summer.
Heaven's no, 11-3ish was/is Soren's nap time so it was/is go time.
Piano practice, workbooks, 20 min of reading, and chores. I would love to say we didn't watch any TV all summer, but after all work was done, if Soren was still asleep they could watch Netflix (which happened almost every day).
From the time Soren woke up to the time Darin got home was general chaos. It was hot by that time, Soren wanted to be OUT and into everything. I think he was covered in mud everyday, he has an uncanny way of finding water. I had dinner to make while kids were in and out and into everything.
Everyone says I will miss the chaos; the yelling voices, the muddy footprints, the play dates, getting snacks. I am sure they are right, but man alive those 3 hours could kill a woman.
Then, right near the very end of the summer, Miriam had a week long climbing camp in Ogden.
This camp was intense, Miriam came out in tears the first day. I was proud of her for facing her insecurities (too hard, too strict, no friends, no food) as she went back the next day.
She ended up loving it, and doing really well. So well, in fact, that she traversed a wall, and did a climb that not many in the class could do. One of the instructors pulled me aside to tell me Miriam had a natural climbing instinct. Which isn't saying that she is the toughest climber, or the bravest, more that she climbs smart and conserves her energy.
Miriam was just excited she made some friends!!
The boys and I (or Darin) explored Ogden for a week.
It's really beautiful up there, with lots to do.
We did the Eccles Dinosaur park twice, Newgate Mall, and Lorin Farr Park.
It was fun to have Bub take the lead for a while. He loves science-bones, bugs, rocks-the boy was in heaven, and so happy to share it all with Soren.
Lagoon, one weekend in Scofield, one long weekend in Zion, Girls Camp, River rafting in Moab (youth conference).......
SHAZAM the summer was gone!
It's waaay gone, tonight was back to school night.
