WOW. Who knew summer could fly by so fast?? It's already back-to-school time in Iowa, and I'll miss having my boys around. Spencer and Mikey are both going to school this year, Spence in 1st grade, Mikey in 5-day Preschool. Jaron and I are blessed with extraordinary boys--loving, thoughtful, and lots of fun to play with! I loved having my boys around all summer, and having lots of adventures with them. Here's a sampling of some of the fun we had (and more yet to come!):
Spence and Mikey love to invent and create, so here's a sample of some of the home-projects they did. From top left, clockwise: plastic cup-with-string-telephone; "school" workbooks (they earned money for completing each one--BIG motivator!); "snakes" made from painted cylindrical wood pieces, string and beads; a "jet pack", made from an oatmeal container, paper towel tube, and string; in the middle is the remnant of Mikey's "binoculars", made from T.P. rolls. Not pictured (just made today), is a rocket ship, constructed out of a box (it even has seats! Spencer's idea). I love how innovative the boys are; they constantly challenge me to "think outside the box".
One of my FAVORITE things to do with the boys this summer was running on the beautiful trails around Iowa City. It was gorgeous and green, and fairly mild all summer, so we got out a lot. Spence and Mikey would ride bikes while I tried to keep up, pushing Trevor in the jogger. Every time we'd go I'd think, "I've GOT to get a picture of this scenery!" This is the one time I actually remembered (this trail runs along the Iowa River):
There's a few lakes really close to our home, and we made it out a few times. Beautiful landscape, but notice Spencer's blue lips? Our Iowa mild summer is to blame for that.
Spence and Mikey took swim lessons. Spencer learned a lot--backstroke, diving, treading water, and swimming in the deep end, and Mikey had fun bopping about in the kiddie pool.
Fort-making is a staple at our house.
One of 3 public pools in our community--this one's a mile from the house, so sometimes the big boys would ride bikes here (me huffing to keep up).
And quicker'n you can say Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtle, our school year has begun! Here's our big boys posing with their packs on the first day.
2 comments:
What a fun post. The trail where the boys ride bikes there is so beautiful. I can't wait to come to Iowa and see it. I love that public pool. That looks like a dream for kids. Awesome.
Did Mikey and Spencer already start school? Ours doesn't start until monday.
looks like lots of fun. i wish we saw you guys more! (or even at all!) :)
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