Summer Time

I need and want to document our summer days, I know they are fleeting these times we have all together and although we have our moments of total annoyance with each other we are loving just having time to hang out.  The kids always ask, "What are we doing now?" and their favorite response is for me to say...just chilling out at home.  We have been walking the dogs in the morning before it gets too hot.  A lot of our neighbors are out...and if they are not up I am afraid the kids give them a wake-up call!  James has started riding his bike without training wheels-it going well except for starting which results in him screaming 'I CAN'T DO IT!!"  until someone comes and gives him a push-he is such a loud kid!  Ron was taking Brayden Mt biking this past Saturday and James was throwing a fit because he wasn't going.  I told him only big boys without training wheels rode at Turkey Mt.  He looked at me and then walked out into the garage and promptly told Ron to take off his wheels.  What do you know, he actually rode...with help.  Not really the plan I had in mind.  Now he came up to me and told me that he was going Mt biking because he could ride a bike....now what?  We ended up all doing a short little loop-Andrea and Becca....and James.  We were all dripping sweat-but still fun.
    We are still having lots of fun going to the library.  It is fun to see what books the kids decided to look at.  Today they were all deep into the craft and experiment books, so we decided to make it a craft afternoon. Each kid had different ideas.  James really had no clue what was going on and was determined to check out a  dirt bike book for his craft.  As usual the other kids tried to explain to him that it was not a craft book-resulting in a huge screaming match at check-out.

 This week the kids are taking a class at the local community college in the late afternoons.  It is a nice break and they are enjoying learning (I think)  I am just reminded of the schedule and driving that is soon to come with school.  The kids are loving hanging out at the house and playing with friends.... Summer is such a fine balance of activity and relaxation for the kids, and me!

 Before our trip to Telluride Brayden sweated it out at the ORU soccer camp just down the road.  He had a great time especially when he discovered a classmate was also at the camp.  After four days of early mornings and extreme heat I think he was beginning to have second thoughts about the camp.  Temps reached 100 degrees on his last day...we were all ready for some slushy's and a break from the heat....lots of afternoons spent at the local pool!


All the kids think they are camping out in our room tonight?!?