Stop The Clock!!

Can next week be August already? Wait - hold that calendar...only three more "mama days" until school starts? NOOOOO! As a child, I remember summers being so long and filled with lazy days at Erv & Annie or the Haines' pond. I remember endless hours in the barn fixing up my hideout (very similar to the fairy garden...), I remember waiting forever for the 4-H fair so I could see all my friends again. Summers are very different now. Summers are filled with "busyiness" and I am not sure if that is a good or bad thing. I am still trying to decide. We started out our summer with Tball, then straight into swim lessons, which lead directly into Zoo Camp, which lead into a week of VBS (pictures below), and next week we start our Upward Cheerleading. Hey...I don't remember any laziness and much pond action there. Note to self: Next summer make an intentional effort to be lazy. Silly that we have to "intentionally" plan those things, doesn't it? In any event, VBS was a huge success, and the girls loved every minute of it. I really enjoy helping out and not being in charge (that's new for me!). But don't stop the calendar quite yet, we still have lake weekends planned, and you better believe we are looking forward to those!