Last day of Camp

It's the last day of SRA Camp for Mitchell.  This means the next 3 weeks before school starts we will be on semi lock-down here at Casa Ivey.  I will need be on my A-Game to make sure Mitchell doesn't get into too much trouble.  This also means no showers for mom unless someone comes by for a few minutes.  We will try to fill our time with eating breakfast out with Grandparents, the watersilde & swimming at Aunt Maureen's.  I'm sure everyone else is just as excited as we are.
Camp has been such a relief for all of us.  I know Mitchell has a great time while at camp and he gets to do so many fun things he wouldn't otherwise.  He went to the movies twice, Rainforest Cafe, Pump It Up, made cupcakes at Walmart Bakery and Pizzas at Cici's.  Weather permitting he swam every Tuesday & Thursday and got to hang out with his friends and the awesome counselors.  It was wonderful to hear how much everyone thought he had grown since last summer.  He sits with the group and participates well during reading, crafts & lunch.  We only one instance of head butting that resulted in xrays of a nose but it was only bruised - yay.  Brings back memories of Mitchell fracturing his teachers nose less than 1 month into Early Childhood, sorry Miss Tracy!

Splash Station

Wow!  Today was really awesome.  Steve & I took Steven & Caroline to Splash Station and met Jim, Amy & the kids.  What a normal day it was.  It was so relaxing lounging in the lazy river & napping in a chair while two of our "typical" children ran around with their cousins.  The sky was overcast and storms were looming but not a drop fell.  The sun came out in full force just in time to tan up before heading home.
What a change it is just in a year or two with Steven & Caroline.  They can swim on their own and run around by themselves.  Caroline has always been the daredevil but even Steven went down the tube slides, water slides & race mountain.  Before we left we did find him moving at his typical speed in the lazy river.  Caroline took off right away to the tall slide and we didn't see her much of the day.
It was a well needed break today and we think we might even try it with Mitchell & Grace...I said might.
After a day like today I feel like taking Steven & Caroline and running off to a Disney cruise, it's so nice when we can give them the attention they deserve as well.
We all had a great time.

Happy Monday

It's a good start to the week. We all survived the weekend. I guess that's what makes it a good start. I got some relief going to a benefit in the city with my cousins & a friend and stayed out way to late but had uninterrupted sleep which is great! We took Steve's car that doesn't have air but I thought no problem just driving downtown in the evening no buggy. Uh oh. Katie forgot her wallet so back onto the Ryan to Katie's then back downtown. I was a little sweaty by the time we actually parked almost 2 hrs after I left my house. The ride home I felt like I was in a microwave cooking from the inside out. Ugh. New car coming soon.
Steve handled it without me. He takes the kids to Mcdonalds playland which I would never do by myself. Then after he got Grace to sleep (her bed is on our floor)Mitchell barrels into the room, flips on the light & trips over Grace. She must have been exhausted because she didn't wake up. By 9am Steve was texting wondering when I was coming home.
Caroline started VBS with her friend Jack. On the way there we overheard her telling Jack when they are 16 they can get married. No idea where she got the idea that was ok but plenty of time to address that later. She is so excited about VBS especially all the singing & dancing. I should have signed Steven up too to get him off the couch, maybe next year.
It's so hot out I don't even want to put the slide up. I think we will burst into flames the minute we step outside.