the end of Summer

The end of Summer is upon us. June and July have come and gone, which means the beginning of the school year is just around the corner. For me, that means frantically trying to cram everything in that I meant to get to this Summer, but never quite found the time. It means silencing the inner voice that says we didn't "DO" enough this Summer. It means looking back through all the photos on my computer and smiling at the memories we made. And, of course, for me, it also means making a list of those memories:

Our Summer

lots and lots of popsicles

celebrating Daddy's birthday with family

a bridal shower for a precious friend

art projects for Sienna

a Summer notebook

potty-training for Grant

big boy underwear

S.O.F.A. camp

way too many trips to the doctor for me

allergy injections

a fantastic fireworks show

a trip to Santa Fe

lots of time in the pool

swimmer's ear for daddy

Grant surfing behind the boat (while mama was out of town!!)

discovering Pinkberry

sleepovers at GaGa's house

playing with cousins

a picnic on the front lawn

taking the guard rails off Sienna's bed

going back to work

trips to the park

staying inside during the 100+ heat waves

discovering Pandora

a run-in with bag worms in the flower beds

standing in line for the iphone 4

swim lessons

2 rounds of strep throat

a concert on the lake

Sienna's first sparkler

reading great books...and a couple not so great books

spontaneous play dates

a neighborhood crawfish boil

a dance recital

a serious obsession with silly bandz

photo album scrapbooking

a date night for mama and daddy

a home management notebook

and more memories to come......