First week of summer

The first week of summer was a mix of emotions – boredom, frustration, elation, cheerful, peaceful and stressful.  Most mornings I woke up thinking, “What are we going to do ALL day?”.   We decided to have a theme for each day (which we didn’t always keep), but I won’t reveal those until I see if we actually do them this week.

One day we made peanut butter, oatmeal balls.  They consisted of honey, coconut oil, oatmeal, flour, hemp hearts, and chia seeds.  A healthy snack that Miller actually ate….a miracle!  Here are the kids in the pajamas, making silly faces and sitting on the counter while we cook….

The lemonade stand was a huge hit this week.  The kids set up shop at the end of the driveway at least three days this week.  They were making good money.  Half of the time people just pulled over and gave them money without wanting any lemonade in return.  The best part about the lemonade stand was that they were outside and completely entertained.  Wilson and Faith sat on their chairs, talked and waited.  I am not sure why they had Mac and Cheese out there, maybe they were trying to sell that too…..

This next picture makes me laugh for two reasons:  1-they are making silly faces from this far away and 2- They look so cute just sitting out there.  It makes me think that they really enjoy each others’ company…..

Wilson even got the school bus driver to pull over to buy a lemonade.  He tried, unsuccessfully, the day before, but on this day he stood up on his chair and held up his sign as she drove by.  Here he walking up the stairs to deliver her lemonade and retrieve his 25 cents.  He thought that was awesome!!

The rest of the week we had many, many movie nights.  One night, I let them mix up the couch cushions to make a fort. Then they watched the movie and then they slept in the living room on all of the pillows.  I was “fun mom” that night.

 

One day we even walked around downtown Matthews, saw two trains speed by, went to the library, and Renfrows Hardware store.  I didn’t get pictures of that because I knew that my phone would be a distraction and I wanted to focus on the kids and our trip together.  Oh, did I mention that Tom was out of town all week? Yep, it was a busy four days.  The days were fun filled and were a quick introduction to summer break.  Although it was a bit tiring at times, I really enjoyed being at home with the kids.


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