It was our first full week of summer vacation!
The boys spent the week going to YMCA basketball camp each day. There was a good balance of basketball, playing outside, playing other games, as well as lunch and 2 snack times each day. They enjoyed themselves and were excited to go back each day, so that was excellent. I leaned into packing them theme lunches- shaped sandwiches, round carrots, melon balls, dipped oreos, and ample use of a food coloring marker. I actually find packing lunches to be such a chore- I LOVED that school had such good hot lunches so I never had to pack them. I decided to make them fun for myself (and yes, the boys liked them too). I have no actual pictures from at camp, but it was a great first week of summer.
Camp was basically the same schedule as school, so our routine didn’t change much. I am extremely busy with our alumni magazine right now, so every day was a whirlwind of working without pause and then the boys would come home and they would jump into the pool or go play with the neighbors. I have another hectic week of work ahead of me and I am grateful that my job isn’t this intense all the time.
I’m determined to practice biking this summer, so went on my first adventure and biked 2.5 miles to the YMCA and back! I did most of the journey on the sidewalk, but I think the look of fear on my face excused me from being an annoying biker. I’ll build to eventually biking on the street.
On Wednesday, the boys started golf lessons. Xander felt strongly about wearing an almost matching golf shirt with Nate, which was so cute. Wednesday night was a neighborhood celebration with ice cream because it was the last day of St. Paul public schools, so everyone in the neighborhood is out of school now! We ate dinner early and then stayed outside until it was bedtime for the kids, and then after bedtime, all of the adults went back outside for happy hour.
Saturday was busy! Xander and I went to a birthday party in the morning and then out to brunch. After brunch, Gussie, X and I went swimming and then Xander and I went for a 2 mile run (followed by jumping in the pool fully clothed because it was SO hot out!). We went out to sushi for dinner to celebrate Father’s Day.
This morning, Xander and I made an early morning run to the bakery to get GIANT father’s day donuts. And then we all headed to the Mall of America for a day of rides and fun to celebrate Nate. MOA was the boys’ idea, but we had such a fun day. Xander rode his first roller coaster. It was a very good way to spend a Sunday.
We’re ready for week 2 of the summer. Flag football camp, here we come…