Friday, August 19, 2011

The summer of no pictures

Our summer is finally winding down. The kids just attended the last of their summer sports camps today. Now I'm just hoping they forget that the fair will be in town next week; I would love to just avoid that one altogether.

This summer I have been SUPER pregnant, SUPER big, SUPER hot, SUPER sick, SUPER cranky, and SUPER uncomfortable which has turned me into a SUPER lazy picture taker. I haven't taken any pics of the kids this summer because that would require lugging my camera around and moving from place to place to get a good shot of them. About all I've been able to muster up the energy to do is haul a camping chair to the general vicinity the kids are, and parking it for a few hours to watch them play. Sad, I know, but oh sooo true.

Since I don't have any pictures for proof, I asked the kids to make me a list of all of the fun things we did this summer. Here's what they came up with, in no particular order.

Swimming
Tennis Camp
Volleyball Camp
Boating with cousins
Waterpark
"Real Paying" babysitting jobs for Alaina
Illegal fireworks on the 4th
Beehive Camp
Going to work with Dad
Sleepovers at Grandma's & Grandpa's
Boyscout Camp
Shooting off rockets
Chuck E Cheese
Camp Kiwanis with the Roses
Band Camp
Mom's Birthday
Summer School
Basketball Camp
Playdates & lateovers with friends
Swim Lessons
Silverwood
Golf Camp
Going to the library
Ice Blocking
Family BBQ's
Pedicures
Roller Skating
Rope Swinging into the lake
Bowling
Playing at the Park
Scouts & Mutual Activities
Fishing
Sandbox fun and homemade slip & slide
Camping with the Armitage's & Madder's
Backyard Movie Nights
Sleeping on the Trampoline

We didn't do a lot of out of town stuff or any big major vacations this summer. But the little local stuff adds up to a busy and full summer, FOR SURE. I am glad that they had fun and that their lazy, pregnant mom didn't totally ruin everything for them:)