The Last Day of Summer

Friday was the last day of summer.  Okay, technically today was the last day of summer.  Well, if you want to really get technical, September 20 (or so) is the last day of summer, but not in the kid-parent-teacher calendar.  Andy goes back tomorrow.  The girls have teacher assessments tomorrow and go back Wednesday.  We will finally be back on a schedule, the kids will be gone all day, ahh.

I hate to do recaps, but I haven't been on here in over six weeks.  If and when the kids and I go back and read this blog, they are going to wonder what the heck we did this summer.  It's mostly the usually stuff, family and friends and camps and such, but what exactly happened this year?

This was the summer where:
1.  Sarah went to Girl Scout day camp with Julia and they were the first two girls in the troop to earn a badge as Juniors.
2.  Andy did his second year at CCO (sleep away camp in Winter Park) and the girls and I had a great adventure of spending the night in a hotel and then playing on the mountain (alpine slide, the maze, bungee jumping) before picking him up.
3.  We went to Chicago and saw Aunt Kathy's new addition, went to Shedd Aquarium, spent some time with Jack during his last summer before college and left right before they got a new puppy!
4.  Continued on to Aunt Nanci's for the first Fourth of July party at her new house.  The kids met Jason and Jack (we have yet to meet Joey), and we even got to spent the weekend with Tudor.
5.  Spent the last leg of our trip in New Jersey where April was eight months pregnant and a total trouper.  Charlie came on the entire trip which was a big plus and fun for everyone.
6.  Sarah went to horseback riding camp and may have finally, by the last day, gotten over the fear of getting thrown of a horse so many months ago.  She was a different person by the end of the week.
7.  Tried out a new house in Destin because we outgrew the old one and we really liked it.  We realized as the kids get older that the trip morphs a little bit each year - we are excited and nervous to find out exactly what that means.
8.  Sarah and I went to a Parent/Daughter Girl Scout weekend, camping in tents and everything.  It was way over scheduled and a little much for her but we survived.
9.  Andy went to Michigan to visit my parents all by himself.  They went to movies, the zoo, and just hung out ignoring each other a little bit as well.

I wish I had written more in depth about all of these things, but I didn't.  I wish I could tell you that I was so busy making memories that I didn't have time to write, but that really wasn't the case.  I hope I can get back on track and start writing more because I know at least my parents love to read what the kids are up to and I know several of my friends do too.  I don't really have any excuses now that I have three kids in school all day long, hopefully I can stick with it.