First Day of Summer

It is officially the first day of summer! Yay!!!!!! 

We still have six days of school but summer vacation feels within our grasp. 

There are SO MANY THINGS that have happened these last few months as I have been on blog silence. I am eager to get back recording here but life has been 'twist turned up-side down'...just a touch.  Grateful for my little crew. Grateful for my extended family crew.  Grateful for good friends who extend a listening ear. 

 Some life highlights as of late:

* The Oilers made it to the second round of playoff hockey this year!!!! It was exciting.  No one was more excited then the big guy.  After years of watching the team struggle we were oh so proud.

* Fidget spinners!!!! They are apparently all the rage and my girls dug into their piggybanks to buy them.  Actually we were at the dollarstore, they saw them, wanted them and then promised to dig into their piggybank to pay me back when we got home.  I think they are kind of silly toys but the women are learning about money and saving.  Part of me is proud of them though and excited to watch them learn money management.

 * The gorgeous weather has meant lots of outside time!  We planted our garden and set up the deck furniture, added some flowers to the yard.  Days like these I wish we could just freeze time.  These women, this dude...my favourites. The sun was warm and we pulled out the slip n slide even.  The women are getting more adventurous because in years past the sprinkler actually freaked them out.

 

* Biker babes - of the tamest kind! One of the most sought after activities is biking up and down the paths in our area or on their birthday scooters in our driveway.  They really like to get out.  Again, one of those getting older perks....they can go farther and for longer!  Graham wanted to wake upa nd go biking with her dad for her birthday but it ended up being rainy so they saved their 'date' for another day.  Mr. P really like biking and although he likes going hardcore in the mountains and by the river valley, I am pretty sure biking on the paths in our neighbourhood is at the top of his favourites list too.

* The Spray Park is such a wonderful way to cool down and eat a meal out side!!! Nothing beats packing a picnic and letting the ladies run around or play in the sand at the park.  I actually like to spread my blanket right between the two because they usually go back and forth.  It usually means they are exhausted and after a bath, it makes for a quick bedtime.  I also love that all of our lessons/programs are done and the flexibility to just go biking or to the spray park are easier.  No spring sports was certainly the right decision for our family this year - for many reasons really!!! 

Now that we are on the home stretch to school being out and the days are long it is making me excited for our summer bucket list and all of the adventures we will have over the next few months.  You can bet I will be snapping lots of pictures and lavishing in our togetherness.  For the last 10 days at Graham's work a plant was down and the possibility of an unplanned shutdown was looming....luckily they got things going again.  It has been a good little reminder though to cherish our time together.  We have some exciting things coming up, some absolutely thrilling things like a special baptism for our big girl, an 80th birthday for my Gramma Hudkins and a few other things. So we are counting down, only six days of school left! Although I love school and routine, I am ready to toss those backpacks to the top of the closet and ditch lunch kits. Bring on summer!!

~ Mrs. P