That’s a Wrap

Our final 2 weeks of summer were, like the preceding weeks, jam packed..

The boys started lacrosse and had practices despite it being SUPER hot weather. They are really enjoying it so far and are looking forward to playing in an actual game.

Augustus had an eye appointment, both boys went to the dentist, and we went to back to school/meet the teacher night. Nanny Ben’s final week was our second to last week of the summer and we were really sad to see him go. He was very fun and practiced all the sports with them and it was really great having him with us this summer.

The boys spent one day with Grandma Debbie while Nate and I went to the fair. We took the boys last year and they complained the entire time. So we decided to leave them home this year and enjoy the fair kid-free. We met up with Christine and Derek, ate lots of good food and didn’t have to hear anyone whine about walking too much or being too hot.

On Friday Aug 23, I spent the night at Danny and Heather’s house. Danny made a nice dinner and I relaxed on their couch in the inflatable leg massage thingys. It was like a mini vacation! The next day, Heather and I competed in the Maple Grove Triathlon- 1/2 mile swim, 11 mile bike, 3 mile run. I wasn’t planning to do a second tri this summer, but I’m glad I did it.

Months ago, I saw a prank on Instagram where someone hid tiny ducks all over someone’s house. I immediately ordered some and planned to go to their house and hide them. I hadn’t had time to pull my prank, but finally being at their house, I had the chance. I hid 100 tiny ducks all over- in their silverware drawer, bathroom cabinets, all over the kitchen, in closets and on top of picture frames. It wasn’t hard- I had a pocket full of them and I just snuck them everywhere.

The morning of the tri, Danny found one in his pocket and asked Heather, “what is this from?” She said, “I’m sure Lily or TJ [niece and nephew] gave it to you.” Danny nodded- it seemed to make sense. Later in the day, after I went home, I got a text saying, “how many of these am I going to find?!” And then later that night, another text letting me know that Heather was obsessed and hunting for ducks!

The following week, my mom was babysitting Buddha and so on the day we went to the fair, I dropped the boys at her house, but then she took them to a play place in Maple Grove and they hung out at Danny and Heather’s house until we picked them up at the end of the day. When I got there, there was a pile of about 20 ducks that they had found. The boys and I re-hid all of them. I doubt they will ever find all 100.

Our final weekend of the summer was one last chance for maximum fun. I spent my fifth year as a camper at Unglued Camp, this time with my bestie included in our little group of camp friends. We crafted, we ate amazing food, we competed in color war camp battle, we got dressed up for the dance party (theme- medal vs metal- as in olympics, heavy metal, and even one cool person who dressed as a meddling neighbor). It is one of my favorite weekends of the entire year.

While I was partying like a rockstar, the boys headed to Iowa to meet up with Grandma and Grandpa Whited, cousins, and some of the extended Whited family. They had a really good time camping, riding bikes, playing with their cousins, chopping firewood, and swimming in the lake. One last hurrah for the summer!

Monday was a day of rest for all of us. I took the boys to get haircuts, I picked up groceries for the week. We set out backpacks and decided on first day of school outfits. But mostly we just hung out, relaxed and rested after a busy weekend.

And with that, our summer is concluded. Whew. I am glad I wrote it all down, because we did SO MANY FUN THINGS. In some ways, I wish summer would last forever. But also, I think we are all ready to go back to a consistent routine. The boys are super excited to see their friends every day and I am happy to go back to working from an EMPTY house. Bring on the fall!