Surviving Summer

Summer vacation started 2 weeks ago today. It has been a hard 2 weeks! I am hoping that we are finally getting into a routine and the boys are getting used to having more down-time. I tried to create a daily schedule mostly because Ross does better with that. Every morning after breakfast is chore time (that was a hit, haha). Then we play or go somewhere fun. We have been swimming a lot and having picnics there. The afternoon is movie time and then the early evenings they usually play on the trampoline in the backyard. They have played in the sprinkler once and liked that. I am also thinking about buying a slip-n-slide since the 3 oldest love playing in the water. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are swim days at our neighborhood pool (if mom can survive that for more than a few weeks). Thursdays are library days (they have a great program for school age kids, this week it was a magician) and Tuesdays are playgroup with our church. Several times this summer our playgroup scheduled a bounce house place which the kids LOVE. I am also hoping that we can go to some splash parks also. Kim has 3 weeks off this summer and my mother-in-law will be here for one week so that will help with the kid's entertainment too. Ross also has one week of scout camp which really wore him out last year. If anyone else has any suggestions for some fun things they are doing with their kids this summer I would love to hear them! Here is a picture of Kaleb tormenting the other kids at the pool that my friend took this week.