I try to hang on to summer as long as possible – it’s by far my favorite season!  But here we are in the last few days of August so it’s probably time to move on!  With reluctance I decided to review our summer fun list and remove it from the fridge.  It’s usually a reminder of all the things we DIDN’T get to over the summer.  However, this year, I was pleasantly surprised…we managed to check off 67% of our boxes!  Woo hoo!  One of them doesn’t count because it got scratched out by an ornery kid – #21 reading (of course!)On the other hand, we didn’t do so hot on the summer chores – which is why they haven’t been paid out yet.  Mom is probably going to get a little bit of cash 😉Excellent job, Reecie, on making our charts!  You always keep us accountable.

At the very last available minute I managed to get us on the schedule at my brothers lake place at Linn Valley Lake.  Literally it was the last weekend before school started but we did it!  And we had a ton of fun.  The only thing we didn’t get to this time was fishing.  Collin had some success with that after we left.

We had a couple of VERY exhausted boys because they had their summer friend sleepover with Aunt Jenn the night before.   Jake went inside the camper to change and never came back out!

Let’s just say the bed time when you’re with Aunt Jenn ends up being very late!  She runs on a different clock but she’s awesome and treated these boys to a super fun time!

Reece got to have her sleepover on a separate evening with her sweet little friend Stella and Aunt Jenn is already rethinking her promise…friend sleepovers in the future will only happen every OTHER year.  Can’t blame her!In the meantime, the girls discovered that if they hang out on our backyard putting green when it gets dark, they can create giant shadows on the side of our neighbors house through a reflection in the light.  I know it sounds weird, but it is very fun and entertainment for hours!  They even have props!  It’s super hard to capture a photo – this is all I have.  It’s one of those…”you have to be there” kind of moments.  Come check it out sometime!

We also spent some time at my parents place, which includes lots of acreage and always a time to channel our inner backwoods country roots.  What am I saying, I have no country roots.  I love being right in the middle of the suburbs!

A little shooting practice and learning to drive an old stick shift with no speedometer….you know typical country bumpkin stuff 🙂I love spending time with these fun people at the ‘Michie Farm’ but I’m very happy to venture right back into my Lenexa neighborhood!

The highlight of our summer was our vacation to Hilton Head Island, SC.  It was AMAZING!  I will make that a separate post.Way to go Conley crew – job well done on that summer fun list!