Summer's over...

...well almost. Two more days until the boys start school. Their NEW school. I'm so excited! This is the first time they will be in school together which will be great. No more juggling two separate schools...for the next two years that is, until our older boy goes to Jr. High.

I've thoroughly enjoyed this summer. Most summers, I feel like the boys are bored and I run out of things to do with them. Most summers have been filled with baby sitters watching them while I work and watch the beautiful summer weather from my air conditioned office.

Not this summer. This summer I had no work. This is very bad when you've just bought a new house based on two incomes, but very good when you have two young children you really want to spend all your time with. I decided to enjoy the summer and start looking for work after the kids went back in the fall.

So enjoy the summer we did. We took a few trips - Galena, IL, Holland, MI, Amboy, IL, Galena again, Kentucky, South Carolina and Florida. In between the trips, we played with friends, had a lot of cookouts, and swam...and swam...and swam (kids NEVER get tired of swimming....ever).

Now we've got two days left before they are off to another year of school. This year I'm not looking forward to the first day of school like I usually am. This year, I am sad. I don't want this time to end. I've enjoyed our lazy mornings. I've enjoyed not having a schedule. This summer, I've really enjoyed our children.


Our younger son and a friend during our camping weekend with the neighbors

Our little one and his pooch riding in the RV

At the beach in Holland, MI





Our younger son petting the famous race horse, John Henry

Dining with a nice family we just met at Paula Deen's restaurant

The boys at one of Savannah's famous squares

The boys at Hilton Head

Our family at my nephew's wedding