Thursday, June 25, 2015

SBL: The Zoo

Today was scratched the first thing off our summer bucket list. Yay! I'm sure it won't be our only visit to a zoo, but it was smooth start to summer. 


The ladies are quite familiar with our zoo, so we journaled for a bit this morning before we left. One of our ladies was adamant we see the new flamingos. 


Done. We also chatted with chimps:


Look! No screaming Bear! She has definitely become much more fearless and outgoing. I love it!

We had a nice time. For once it wasn't hot or crowded! Amazing! There was minimal whining and I don't think I heard any conplaints. Win!

I will say that I've noticed they're always hungry. Always! Is it the age? I don't know how we will feed them when they're teens!


On to our next adventure!




Tuesday, June 23, 2015

It's Finally Here

Hello summer time!! Welcome back!
We've missed you so!!

We ended last week with some:

And then we immediately move onto pool time. All pool, all the time!


This bad boy is posted in the kitchen to put my mind at ease. The days can be long and hot and full if whine without something planned. 

Soon we will be ticking some things off of here:

But for tonight we are journaling during the storm and drafting plans for a playhouse. 😳

Once again, welcome back summer!




Monday, June 15, 2015

Count Down

I. Am. Finished. 
I'm over this school year and it's only our first! Yikes! I'm sure everyone is slightly burnt out at the end of the school year but I didn't think I'd be dragging quite so much. It doesn't help that every other county in the free world has already called it a day. 

With four days left of the year, two of them being half days, I had prepared myself to bribe my children NOT to go to school. This week is merely free babysitting and I would rather be doing something fun (read: swimming). However their beloved teacher has scheduled their birthdays, separately, for the last two days of school. 

Oh. Mah. Gawd. 

My not-so-favorite teacher strikes again. Perhaps I should have mentioned how excited I was to never have to deal with school parties on account of the ladies having summer birthdays?! Separate days?! Double the fun?!


Nothing says good morning like icing cupcakes while making breakfast. Gah. Why I took the time to neatly icing them is beyond me, the icing was starting to melt walking from the car to the building. 

The second child has requested store bought "big" chocolate chip cookies. I might have a favorite child. 

All of this brings me to the end of the year. I feel obligated to send in a gift. I token of my appreciation for watching and nurturing and teaching my children. Emphasis on the feeling of obligation. She doesn't make my heart go pitter-patter and the ladies are of no help. I want to send the nurse a thank-you, one of my little ladies took complete and total advantage of her generosity with the band aids and ice packs this year. The teacher, whom my children just think the world of, has me stumped. So feel free to spam me with last minute ideas! 

Now if you'll excuse me I'm off I bemoan the delayed start of summer vacation some more.