Is Summer Over Yet?

O.K. This is one mom that wants to get back to a normal routine. We have had a fun summer and can't wait for Jasmine to get here in a couple of days. Alexia and I decided that Jasmine coming is our last big hooray for the summer, then we need normalcy again. Alexia has had a lot of fun and adventures this summer, but some how mom is the exhausted one!

Alexia has been in summer camp with the Penn BASP and they have had so much fun. They have walked to Dairy Queen for ice cream once a week, had theme day parties like Halloween, crazy day, Christmas, and a Hawaiian Party. They have gone to the rec center to swim twice a week all summer. They went to Lost Island (a huge water park in Waterloo) in which Alexia went down lots of big water slides, floated in the lazy river, played in the wave pools, and generally had the time of her life. When she came home she told Brian that it was the best day of her whole entire life! And finally they had a big party last Friday for the last day of summer camp.

You would think with all of this fun and adventure she would be tired, but no she is so excited when she gets home each day that it takes hours to calm down for bedtime. She thinks because it is summer that she need to stay up late every night and I keep telling her that she is in for a surprise when school starts and she is exhausted. I am already there!

All that being said, this is one mom who can't wait for school to start so that I can go to bed before 11:00PM! (I know I sound so old, but yes I go to bed well before 11PM)

Summer is Quickly Approaching

Summer has come to fast this year. I feel like I am taking the ostrich approach to all summer plans, with the exception of Jared coming because I had to address babysitting issues for Lexi. I can't seem to get any other plans together. All of my coworkers want to know vacation plans- we have none. Family wants to know vacation plans- we have none. The wonderful lady that I teach primary with wants to know summer plans (when we will be out of town)- we have none. Hopefully people are catching on- we have no summer plans. Not that we won't at some point, but for now Brian and I can't get the same time off, so we have taken the approach of ignoring summer all together.

On another note, I am reading The Host by Stephenie Meyer and loving it. You can say that those are my summer plans, read lots of books. I have a large list that I want to get through but every time I finish a book I seem to add 2 more, so the list may never be done. Some of my sister have finished The Host, or so I hear, but none have said if they liked it or not. It is very different from her Twilight series. Alexia has also made a summer reading list and is participating in the summer reading program at the library. She is very excited. Their theme is Creepy Crawlers and they have several workshops around that theme that she will be trying to talk uncle Jared into taking her to. He may like the creepy crawling things, because mommy "sure doesn't".

P.S. I anybody has good book recommendations let me know! My favorite authors are Stephanie Meyer and Jodie Picoult (too give you an idea of what I have been reading lately).

Birthdays...And all the other Jazz

For everyone that has been asking, I had a good birthday/ mother's day. We took a nap and in my opinion you can't ask for a better time then that! Thank you to everyone that called and sent cards. For all those who are wondering, Alexia and Brian (more Brian the Lexi) got me an electric fire extinguisher, specifically one that can be used on a stove. For all of you that follow my blog you will remember that I set our stove on fire during the beginning of April when I was cooking what I thoughts was going to be the best meal ever for Brian. That's right, I had been so proud of myself that I was making my Chef husband dinner, that is until I had to ask him to come help me put out the fire. So he will never let me forget it!

We have not been up to much this week. Lexi is getting ready to be a 1st grader. This is exciting news! She has officially earned 20 certificates this year for being a good friend in class and a good helper. Her goal to cover our fridge before the year is over is done and she could not be prouder of herself. She shows them to everyone that comes to the house, including the pizza delivery driver.

We are also getting ready for Grandpa and Grandma Watson and Uncle Jared to come visit. Lexi is going to bed on time every night so that she will be able to fun things with them when they come. She has one other goal right now, to find something she can give Princess Aunt Jasmine for her graduation. It has to be something that a princess would get for graduating. Beware Jasmine! Lexi has come up with some pretty crazy ideas so far, but you are her princess aunt so we could not expect anything less.