Our Summer- Part 2: Nick

Some people make lists of things they want to do over the summer- since we were not that organized this past spring we are making our list of things we did this summer. It is surprisingly rewarding to make a list that you are essentially crossing off immediately in it's entirety. So without further rambling: 

Nick's Super Summer List of Achievement

1. Graduate from Nursery School
2. Play Dress Up
3. Make Popsicle
4. Go to the Beach
5. See GB and Pappi
6. Turn 4 yrs old
7. Hug every aunt he has (even the great ones)
8. Sleep outside (thanks Aunt Minnie and Aunt Sarah for making this happen)
9. Make Smores
10. Ride Bikes
11. Fly a kite (or try- trying counts right?)
12. Visit a new playground
13. Make a new friend
14.Go to a Play (A Squirrel Stole my Underpants)
15. Go to a Mets Game
16. Go for a Hike
17. Make a Maze
18. Go to the Movies (Despicable Me 2 and Turbo)
19. Eat Ice Cream
20. See a Dinosaur (for his birthday)
21. Ride a Train
22. Surprise Daddy at work for Lunch
23. Go to a Jet's game
24. Tailgate (like a pro)

And he's still got 2 more weeks before school officially starts and summer is over. Imagine what we can still add!

Our Summer- Part 1: Glacier

 Our BIG vacation this year was to head west and take in the sights and multiple hugs from the best grandparents in the world. We met up at the lake and kyacked and painted nails and used our binoculars and hugged and hugged and hugged.

 A Good GB will take a few silly shots with you and paint your toenails- she may not however offer you a chair to sit in to do it so you'll need to be flexible.

 Oh and did I mention we saw a few glaciers? cause we did- even had a snowball fight in the summertime. :)

But the best part of all was just being together.

A Little Behind

So today I got a staff memo from the school. This is a signal to panic and try to fit in all that stuff I imagined I would do over the summer into the next three and a half weeks.
I started today by unpacking my office from our dining room. I put away and organized files from January and repacked my school bag so I'm ready to look at it in August 'when I begin planing' for 2013-2014. 
Tomorrow I will probably shave my legs in anticipation of swimsuit season and tackle the linen closet. (sarcastic on all fronts since the linen closet is the least of my cleaning worries)
Is it too late to plant my string beans for the summer?
And as soon as I figure out how to get my lovely husband to make my phone and our 'new' computer talk I will upload pictures and inundate you with a whole summer's worth.
My summer to-do list is not still long because I have not done anything all summer, it is still long because I have had so many unplanned adventures.