Bummer…I absolutely hate the end of Summer!  This Summer ended up being more chaotic than I thought humanly possible, but I still hate to see it go.  This is my list of camps/activities I created for each of my kids just to keep everything straight.  It’s insanity.For the first time ever, we accomplished more on our summer fun list than we ever have in the past, the kids filled up their chore chart with stickers, they all made money mowing for neighbors, we went on a spectacular family cruise, and I drove every square inch of the city.  I’ve never driven more, honestly!  I was like an Uber driver but I wasn’t getting paid.  I think I would’ve been able to pay for some competitive sports with my earnings, had the driving been a paid gig.Just before school started I told my boys I would take them out on a date because the girls were occupied already.  They got to choose what we did, so we went out for dinner and bowling.  I honestly have no idea when the last time was that I picked up a bowling ball, but I was up for the challenge.  We were begging the bowling alley attendant to let us have bumpers but he denied me because I’m an adult and Jake too because he exceeded the height requirement.  Drew got in just under the wire – lucky!  Sure enough my first time up, I bowled a strike and continued to bowl many more the rest of the night.  My ball went straight down the middle every time.  The boys were mystified, as was I!  Who knew I was a good bowler!?  However, my form must not be flawless because my forearm was sore for several days.  Ugh, that’s just embarrassing to be sore from bowling!  Drew and I were tied for the lead going into the last frame and I beat him by 1 (without bumpers I might add!).  We had a blast and ran into Aunt Jenn working at the sand volleyball courts! Thanks boys for a fun night out!

Reece and Drew also got a little fun time with Aunt Jenn one recent afternoon who swears she will never spend anymore money at Dave & Busters ever again.  She is absolutely mortified that you are required to spend hundreds of tickets on something that actually costs a couple bucks at the store.  Drew won this alligator in the big claw machine…can you believe that!?  Nobody ever wins anything in that game!  They were so proud!  He named him Big Al…

I have many more highlights from the Summer that I want to share but I decided to take the last few weeks off from my computer to just enjoy the last moments of summer freedom with my kids.  Hope all of you enjoyed the not-so-lazy days of Summer like we did!