Last Chance to Make a Summer Splash

With temps in the 100's again this week, the water table got one last use before getting packed up for Fall!

Max is busy washing off the blades of grass that he's been picking!

A big round of applause for Brother's splashing!

Here's Max "bear crawling" through the grass!

It's the little things... like watching the water drip from the sprinkler! 

Jaxon informed me before bed that night that he wouldn't be needing a bath, 
he'd already taken a shower in his sprinkler!

Shower time!

Running to jump in the tiny pool... that's got to be hard on the buns!

SPLASH!!!

Not as much fun as the big boy pool... but close!

Snack time! This is our favorite place to snack, until the dogs come along that is!

I LOVE THIS FACE! Guess what lil' brother was up to?! You guessed it...
dump'in his thawed out icey pop all over his brother! 

If you couldn't tell... he's ornery!

Hope you are enjoying the last days of summer as much as we are! 

Happy Labor Day weekend!

A Little Corny

Every Summer we look forward to sweet corn! Jaxon LOVES corn in any shape or form but prefers eating it right off the cob, so when it's ready to be picked, he's ready to help do the shucking! Unfortunately the weather took it's toll on our crop this year and we've ended up resorting to buying a few ears here and there at the store. Here are a few shots of the boys working hard for their dinner!

My plan was to take some pictures of them eating it but before I knew it, 

the corn was gone! 

Last Day

The dreaded summer break is upon us! And what a way to start but w/ rain, rain and more rain! I didn't feel right about sending Jaxon to his last day of PreSchool for the 2010-2011 year in jeans and a coat but Mother Nature once again ruined our shot of wearing shorts.

Here he is ready for his last day! I fixed biscuits & gravy for breakfast since it's his favorite. Max enjoyed his special last day breakfast too!
Here they both are in their car seats ready to take that final ride to school for the year!

Here is hanging up his backpack & coat for the last time this school year!

It was a great year! It's hard to believe how much he's grown up over the past few months. On the first day of school I helped him get dressed, brush his teeth and put his shoes on... yesterday he did all of those things on his own! He's writing his name, recognizing words and numbers, counting higher than he was back in August and teaching me new songs!

We are very proud of all of his accomplishments and look forward to the start of his 2nd year in PreSchool this fall! But until then I plan to enjoy every minute of our time together... because as everyone says it does, time really gos way too fast!

Dreading Summer Break

Ok, I'll admit it, the idea of my 4 year old being home from school, every day for the next 3 months is causing me serious anxiety! Don't get me wrong, I love my kids, but Tuesdays and Fridays for the past 10 months haven't exactly been our brightest days! (Tuesdays & Fridays are Jaxon's days off from PreSchool in case you were wondering!)

The one thing I am NOT going to miss about PreSchool this summer is picking him up from PreSchool! I love taking him to school! Watching him go running down the stairs into his classroom, greeting his teacher and friends, leaving feeling as though he is about to have what he will tell me later was a "great" day! But the minute it's time for "Brother" & I to get back in the car to go pick him up I begin feeling that heavy feeling of dread that comes over me on school days, anticipating the ongoing fight to get Jaxon in the car!

The fight is always the same. "I don't want to leave!" "I want to stay and play w/ my friends!" "They need me Mom!" "Our house is boring!" "Can't (fill in any one of his 6 classmates names, it changes everyday) come over today?" This goes on the entire way home and some days through our lunch period. He then gets over it and gets on with his day as though the fight never happened. I, on the other hand, sit and fume about this daily occurrence and vent to anyone who will listen.

I know he gets bored, I get it, so do I some days! I know he misses his friends, so do I some days! I know it's been hard for him at times to share his time w/ me, w/ his brother... it's been hard for me too! Explaining all of this to him is not only impossible but a huge waste of time!

So in an effort to try and keep us from killing each other this summer I have decided to try and do some special Mommy/Jaxon Days where I take just Jaxon or Jaxon & a friend on a little outting! Other than spending everyday at the pool and the park... what are some ways to keep us from going completely insane this summer?!