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Summer is Here



Summer is finally here!  I'm very excited to spend the next couple of months at home with all the kiddies. Our summer vacation last year was a complete blur!  Being at home with 4 children, 5 and under, including a newborn baby was beyond exhausting.  They say those are the days we're going to miss most when our kids are all grown up, but I really don't remember much from last summer, except that somehow my hubby and I managed to get through it.  

Anyhow, I know this year will be different.  Everyone is one year older,  3 out of 4 of them can get dressed themselves, only one of them is still in diapers, one of them can even play outside on his own, they all fight with each other but they're learning to figure things out (without coming crying to find me), naps are no longer (except for the baby who has learned to nap on the go) and I am feeling much more like myself again...which means I now have the energy to stay active and keep my family having fun.

We have so much planned for the next 9 weeks!  Day trips, summer camps, races, weekend getaways and a family vacation.  But when we're not busy and off doing things, we'll be at home trying to follow these Summer Rules:


From Costco

When the kiddies woke up this morning and came down for breakfast they found this poster hanging in the kitchen.  They also received a gift bag filled with new markers, paper, crayons, a small toy and a new workbook.  Day one was a huge success!  Each of them accomplished all of their tasks and before they went to bed this evening they each got a sticker.  Depending on how many stickers they accumulate over the summer...the plan is to reward them with something, but I haven't got that far yet ha!  We shall see how it goes!

Have a wonderful long weekend to all of my Canadian friends and family!  Tomorrow we will be celebrating our 6th Wedding Anniversary, Irelynn's 1st birthday and Canada Day!  Now it's time for me to get some sleep.

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