the end.
And just like that, summer is over. It feels like we blinked and starting tomorrow, we're back to reality. I am not ready for the kids to go back to school. The kids aren't ready either. We have had such a fun summer that ending it seems more sad than usual. Im not ready for the routines and busyness that fall always seems to offer.
We have all their supplies and clothes and new shoes and phyically, they're ready but what I wouldn't give for a few more weeks of summer bliss.
We ended the last weekend finishing our summer bucket list. We did our family Paint war that was so much fun! I lucked out and found actual play paint from the craft store. It was meant to put into water guns for this exact purpose and I was so happy when I found it and even happier when I realized that it was 60% off! We started with clean, crisp white shirts and loaded the water guns and were ready for war.
We ran around the backyard laughing and screaming and Im sure the neighbours were wondering what the heck was happening. IT.WAS.SO.FUN!
It didn't last long and we had a few face shots (by accident) but it was super fun and we all want to do it again next year.
When we finished, we all got hosed off and then showered and then all met in the hot tub to warm up. It was such a fun thing to do with the kids. We will for sure do it agian.
Our summer bucket list wasn't done there. We still were looking for the perfect time to host a Lemonade Stand. This past Saturday I had to work but Brian was determined and so excited to put together the Lemonade stand for the kids. He did all the leg work. Made the menu and prices, found the lemonade and treat and executed it perfectly. Its moments like these that I am reminded that Brian is just as creative as me (maybe even more!) and the worlds best Dad.
They had such a blast. Neighbours were stopping by and almost all of our family came to grab an ice cold lemonade and treat. Random strangers were tipping them like crazy and they were kept very busy!
It was so successful and although it cost us a lot to put on, the kids made $115 at the end of the day and were ON CLOUD NINE! They paid $50 for the supplies and then each got $22 for their piggy banks. Im so grateful for generous neighbours and family that support these fun little adventures for them.
Last night after baseball, we ordered Pizza and stayed up late readying our summer memory jar. I have had this jar sitting on our counter all summer with little pieces of paper sitting beside it. I never prompted the kids but told them at the start of summer to (whenever they wanted) put their favourite summer memoies or funny things that happen on a piece of paper and into the jar. Then at the end of summer, we will read them and reminice about our summer. I was surprised at how many papers the kids did! It was so fun to read them all back last night.
"I had so much fun at Panorama" - Penny "We went to the Candy store" - Carter "we went camping" - Penny "Going to Lethbridge with the Vipers" - Mom "Seeing my first ever shooting stars with my four favourite people" - Mom "we are doing a paint war!" - Penny "when Bentley did a canonball in the river in the mountains" -Dad "My mom is so fun she gave us candy" - Penny "I had a brain fart and said "but wouldn't the dead people block the trees?" (Thinking about spirits walking around)"-Carter "When the sliding door of the van bumped into Carter while he was peeing on the side of the road" - Dad "we went to the lake with the walkers" - Carter "the big blob was super fun and the slip-abd-slide was fun too as well as the water balloons" - Carter "Tackling Carter after watching him play in the championship game" - Mom "when Penny climbed down a cliff and became emotionally overwhelemed at the bottom" - Dad "we had a family movie night" - Carter "I had ice cream Yesterday" - Bentley "We had a late night swim till 10:00pm!" - Carter "I went on the rollercoaster!!" - Penny "I had a good day at flying squirrel" - Carter "we went to the park" - Penny "Dad surprising us in Panorama" - Mom "when we stayed up till midnigt for the movie theater in the backyard and woke up at 6:45am for Lethbridge" - Dad "We went on Valley Trail with our cousins" -Carter "We went Camping" - Bentley "the blob and slip and slide" - Penny "we went on a bike ride to the ice cream shop" - Bentley "I am going to be in grade 2 in four days" - Penny "I went in the hot tub with our family" - Carter "I went to the zoo with Paisley" - Penny "Staying awake with Carter until 3:30am while camping" - Mom "3 more sleeps until we are going to Panorama" - Penny "We went to the lake with the McCollums" - Carter "DOING THE ROLLERCOASTER.. Bentley and Penny were so brave!" -Mom "When all three kids decided Dad was funnier than Mom" - Dad (This was made up lol) "We made a sandcastle in the mountains" - Bentley "Watching Bentley play the last day of baseball DOUBLE HEADER and winning BOTH GAMES!" - Mom "going to both Okotoks Dawgs games" - Dad "I built my lego set in the basement" - Carter "I am in Cheer Camp" - Penny "My mom is sick" - Penny "Giggling about why Grandpa Gardiner doesn't wear shorts" - Mom "Kobe scaring mom and penny camping in the middle of the night" - Mom "Snuggling up with Bentley by the campfire when its super dark outside" - Mom "tomorrow is my Dad's birthday" - Penny "Today I went to Scarlett's Birthday" - Penny "Bentley thinking Kid Passports for playgrounds are real" - Mom "Me, Carter and Bentley made a funny drink" - Penny "It is Canada Day" - Penny "I was brave enough to go in the Roller Coaster" - Bentley "My favourite part of Panorama was swimming" - Carter "Watching Carter go on the storm ride, so brave!" - Mom
Our bucket list is finished and everything is checked off. We really have had such a fun summer and have made so many memories. No wonder we dont want it to end!
Im already dreaming of what next summer will be like.
We have all their supplies and clothes and new shoes and phyically, they're ready but what I wouldn't give for a few more weeks of summer bliss.
We ended the last weekend finishing our summer bucket list. We did our family Paint war that was so much fun! I lucked out and found actual play paint from the craft store. It was meant to put into water guns for this exact purpose and I was so happy when I found it and even happier when I realized that it was 60% off! We started with clean, crisp white shirts and loaded the water guns and were ready for war.
Our summer bucket list wasn't done there. We still were looking for the perfect time to host a Lemonade Stand. This past Saturday I had to work but Brian was determined and so excited to put together the Lemonade stand for the kids. He did all the leg work. Made the menu and prices, found the lemonade and treat and executed it perfectly. Its moments like these that I am reminded that Brian is just as creative as me (maybe even more!) and the worlds best Dad.
Last night after baseball, we ordered Pizza and stayed up late readying our summer memory jar. I have had this jar sitting on our counter all summer with little pieces of paper sitting beside it. I never prompted the kids but told them at the start of summer to (whenever they wanted) put their favourite summer memoies or funny things that happen on a piece of paper and into the jar. Then at the end of summer, we will read them and reminice about our summer. I was surprised at how many papers the kids did! It was so fun to read them all back last night.
"I had so much fun at Panorama" - Penny "We went to the Candy store" - Carter "we went camping" - Penny "Going to Lethbridge with the Vipers" - Mom "Seeing my first ever shooting stars with my four favourite people" - Mom "we are doing a paint war!" - Penny "when Bentley did a canonball in the river in the mountains" -Dad "My mom is so fun she gave us candy" - Penny "I had a brain fart and said "but wouldn't the dead people block the trees?" (Thinking about spirits walking around)"-Carter "When the sliding door of the van bumped into Carter while he was peeing on the side of the road" - Dad "we went to the lake with the walkers" - Carter "the big blob was super fun and the slip-abd-slide was fun too as well as the water balloons" - Carter "Tackling Carter after watching him play in the championship game" - Mom "when Penny climbed down a cliff and became emotionally overwhelemed at the bottom" - Dad "we had a family movie night" - Carter "I had ice cream Yesterday" - Bentley "We had a late night swim till 10:00pm!" - Carter "I went on the rollercoaster!!" - Penny "I had a good day at flying squirrel" - Carter "we went to the park" - Penny "Dad surprising us in Panorama" - Mom "when we stayed up till midnigt for the movie theater in the backyard and woke up at 6:45am for Lethbridge" - Dad "We went on Valley Trail with our cousins" -Carter "We went Camping" - Bentley "the blob and slip and slide" - Penny "we went on a bike ride to the ice cream shop" - Bentley "I am going to be in grade 2 in four days" - Penny "I went in the hot tub with our family" - Carter "I went to the zoo with Paisley" - Penny "Staying awake with Carter until 3:30am while camping" - Mom "3 more sleeps until we are going to Panorama" - Penny "We went to the lake with the McCollums" - Carter "DOING THE ROLLERCOASTER.. Bentley and Penny were so brave!" -Mom "When all three kids decided Dad was funnier than Mom" - Dad (This was made up lol) "We made a sandcastle in the mountains" - Bentley "Watching Bentley play the last day of baseball DOUBLE HEADER and winning BOTH GAMES!" - Mom "going to both Okotoks Dawgs games" - Dad "I built my lego set in the basement" - Carter "I am in Cheer Camp" - Penny "My mom is sick" - Penny "Giggling about why Grandpa Gardiner doesn't wear shorts" - Mom "Kobe scaring mom and penny camping in the middle of the night" - Mom "Snuggling up with Bentley by the campfire when its super dark outside" - Mom "tomorrow is my Dad's birthday" - Penny "Today I went to Scarlett's Birthday" - Penny "Bentley thinking Kid Passports for playgrounds are real" - Mom "Me, Carter and Bentley made a funny drink" - Penny "It is Canada Day" - Penny "I was brave enough to go in the Roller Coaster" - Bentley "My favourite part of Panorama was swimming" - Carter "Watching Carter go on the storm ride, so brave!" - Mom
Our bucket list is finished and everything is checked off. We really have had such a fun summer and have made so many memories. No wonder we dont want it to end!