It's becoming painfully clear to me that keeping up with a blog for a 3 and 5 year old is one of those 'extra duties as time allows' in the job description of a mom. It's not supposed to make you feel guilty, right? But sometimes it does. Especially when you look back and realize you have a million photos of your first born and nearly three whole years of posts dedicated to him, and then you have a few snapshots of your second child, with a few comments here and there.
And let's not even get started on the scrapbooks. There's a whole bucket of mom guilt to go with those.
I do think we've been doing a pretty good job in the required job duties though- provide opportunities to learn and explore, buy donuts and doritos, and go on long walks in the woods. Oh, and encourage active team participation, good sportsmanship, and listening to Auntie Jenny.
Allow me to catch you up on the second half of our summer in photo montages (let's face it- I will not get around to a post for each of these fabulous moments; my only hope is that someday I will scrapbook about them separately, but for now, here is the quick and dirty):
Camping with the kids for the first time went something like this:
Kids, you want to go camping and sleep in a tent?
Yes, yes yes! And can we bring our sleeping bags? And stay up late? And play outside? And will there be kayaks? And bears? And can we sleep in puppygrandmaandgrandpas camper? And, and, and!
Once at the campsite:
Okay guys, we need to set up the tent.
Look at this big stick Kiley! Wow, mom bought us donuts! When are we going to have dinner? I want a donut! Can we start a fire? When can we go in the tent? Why aren't there sprinkles on the donuts? Is it time for a hike? Where are the kayaks?
After getting lost in the woods for a bit on a much longer and more treacherous hike than we anticipated, we did the Smores, burned a bundle of fire, played some 'Go Fish' and went to bed. Let's just say nobody got a ton of sleep that night! All part of the experience though, right?
We also had the soccer season come to an end where Jaxon's team won 0 games and lost 0 games and Scott got to hone in on his coaching skills again. They sure had a lot of fun on this team even if they didn't learn much about how to play soccer. At any given moment, you could find this team wrestling on the field, breaking out into song ("I don't care! I love it!) and strategizing a way to not let the other team score- 'Okay, I have an idea! (Says Jaxon). Let's all get in a line and then when they come with the ball, charge!!!").
We've also been able to spend some time with Auntie Jenny. These photos are from a day trip to Minnehaha Falls where we rented a Surrey bike, waited far too long in line for food at Sea Salt Eatery (well worth the wait) and took goofy pictures by the waterfalls. What a fun day!
Stay tuned for my next post where I will no doubt be typing through tears (of joy and sadness) at becoming a mother of a kindie-gartner. Hope you have all had as fun a summer as we have!
