Summer

We're on the brink of July! How is everyone's summer going? Here you see Laurel and me on Monday, the first day of swimming lessons, back when she was still clinging to my swimsuit. She has relaxed quite a bit since then, and is really enjoying the water.

So our summer is proceeding nicely, although it feels busier than I would like. We only have two summer activities, but they happen very frequently! Up until this summer Isaac hasn't had any activity scheduled on a daily basis, so I'm just now discovering it's hard for us to get out of the house to go somewhere every single day. I feel like I am never at home; I didn't even go into my own back yard until 6:00 this evening.*

Isaac's summer school is held three days a week, just like his regular preschool was, but instead of skipping days (Monday-Wednesday-Friday), summer school is three days in a row (Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday). So tomorrow will mark the third consecutive day of school, and the fourth consecutive day of swimming lessons! Having to be somewhere on time every day is starting to feel like a job.

However, we are having some relaxing times as well. Isaac and I slept outside in a tent on the summer solstice, which was lovely even if the birds did wake me up at 5:15 a.m.

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* Today was one of those days that inspires bumper stickers like "Mom's Taxi" and "Why do they call me a stay-at-home mom when I'm always in the car?"

Craig took Isaac to school this morning before he went to work (thanks, honey!). Then at 10:00 I took Laurel to the library for storytime and then to the park; at noon I picked up Isaac after school and took him to get his hair cut; I ran errands at two shops; at 1:00 I came home for lunch and Laurel's nap; at 3:00 I went back out to the pool for swimming lessons; and then finally I got home again at 5:00 p.m.

Well, okay, maybe it doesn't sound like that much. Maybe I'm just lazy. Speaking of which, did I mention how inconvenient it is to put sunscreen on two kids on a daily basis? And am I also supposed to wash it off them every night? That's a full-time job right there.