Twas the night before School starts, a trip down memory lane!

'Twas the night before school starts…and here I sit with mixed emotions. I am SO glad to have a break from my kids. For those of you with younger kids-I know-judge me all you want, I never thought I would be like that….but trust me, it happens-as the people with kids around my kids' ages or older will tell you!! I am excited for them to learn and grow as children do. For them to have the experiences of life and enjoy friends and their independence. On the other head all of those above mentioned facts scare/freak me out a little! The world really is a horrible place, and I just can’t quite fathom the things that they see/hear that I don’t approve of, but that gives me all the more reason to welcome them with open arms when they get home from school and start teaching them more values in the home and hope it carries over into school!

Anyways, I said I was having mixed feelings…I think it mostly stems from the fact that I felt summer went TOO fast, and was a blur. That paired with the fact that I am NOT a morning person, nor do I ever think I will be! Having kids ready and on the bus by 7:30 a.m. is not my idea of fun.

So I am doing a “recap” of summer, to prove mainly to my self that we had an AWESOME Summer! Looking at these pictures…they seem so long ago, so I guess my summer really wasn’t that short was it!? But you know what they say,….minutes, hours, and days are long, but the weeks, months, and years seem to fly by!... SO TRUE!

(Keep in mind...there are just pictures to scroll through...not the details, also-this is a FRACTION of what we did and the pictures we have, I just chose a few!)

Memorial Day



An Impromptu trip to SLC to see my friend Nikki and her girls and other family





Our niece Tia Staying for a week and playing SO well with my kids



Splash Park Fun





Lots of time on the tramp with daddy



Nude swimming/posing!



Forts while camping



Flaming Gorge Dam



Swimming Lessons



Caving with Grandpa



Parades...fireworks, all that



Trips to SL to see family...lots of swimming!



Just one of the many pics that we have of Fun with friends



Gardens...and anything outside



Waterslide



The biggest flood I have EVER seen...right out my door!



Did I already mention camping...or family reunions....I thought so!



More fun with friends from near and far!







County fair...too many pics to share!



Hallie's New glasses



Only 1 time to the lake...we will try to fit that in more next summer!



Family Get-to-gethers....accompanied by rainbows ;)




Hallie's Cheer Clinic



10th Class reunion!



A little more nude swimming!



And FINALLY. We had a WONDEFUL Back to School FHE and a Super fun day today at the Dinosaur Quarry (still under construction, but the kids still had fun) I think I will wait and to a big back to school post once Kayler goes back next Tuesday, but for now, thanks for going down memory lane with me. It helped me come to closure that we had a great summer and that school will be fun and all is well with the world!!! :):