The End of June

Can June really be almost over? What the heck, you guys? We are almost half way done with Summer. Yes. I'm keeping track.  We have 12 weeks of Summer and we are 5 weeks in already which means we only have 7 weeks left! Waaaahhhhhh! It just can't be happening this fast; it feels impossible! Christmas is in exactly 6 months from today and I have a feeling that 6 months from now I'm gonna be thinking "no way did Christmas come THIS FAST."  It seems like every year goes by faster and faster....

June has been pretty dang good to us though.  We've had some great storms (which is nice because it gives us a little reprieve from our scorching Summer heat) and we have been able to spend lots of time lounging by the pool.  NO schedule= relaxation. Sully is full-on swimming this year (well, with floaties, but able to get around by himself) and the girls are little mermaids at this point.  No floaties for them.  They are great little divers and can spend hours just throwing things in the water to dive for, or coming up with fun ways to jump in over and over and over.  Which means that for the first time in years I am able to relax a little when we go swimming.  Well, let's be honest- not totally- Sullivan is still crazy and there are times I am up chasing him or dolling out snacks for the kids or helping get swim suits pulled up after potty breaks, but other than that, I don't have to hover over them like I used to.  It's so nice to get a chance to actually chat with other moms! Last year Sully was going from beach bag to beach bag stealing people's snacks and not wanting to swim the whole time so it wasn't very much FUN to go to the pool, and then the year before that he was an itty bitty infant who had to be held in the water the entire time. This year, the pool is actually relaxing! 

 Because we swim a lot, the kids pretty much just live in their swim suits. I looked outside the other day and found Piper had picked out the best outfit I've ever seen! It was so funny. I just had to sneak some pictures.  That girl ALWAYS has a wedgie!

Anyway, we spent Father's Day watching The World Cup and golf (out of all the things you can actively do with 3 little kids, that was at the top of Shawn's list, go figure....)  He said sitting in the A/C watching a soccer game "that only happens once every 4 years" would be more fun than wrestling a 2 year old in public so sitting is what he did! I hope he felt at least a little pampered.  I tried to let him relax more than usual, I promise!  He got a golf net so he DID venture outside for a little while to practice hitting golf balls.  All in all, it was a nice day :)

The kids have actually been pretty good so far.  I mean, there have been some epic fights and sometimes I just pray the neighbors aren't home to hear them, but for the most part it's been a nice break. I'm not anxious to get them out of the house and back to school quite yet, and even though Shawn has been gone almost every week so far it still has been a good 5 weeks.  We've stayed busy with library trips, visits from the Tooth Fairy, playing outside, snow-cone and candy store stops, tennis, and as I said, lots and LOTS of swimming!

I will miss her cute gap-toothed smile because once they start losing the top teeth everything changes! But she was so brave and pulled her 1st top tooth last week!

In other news, we signed Piper up for some Occupational Therapy last week because we are trying to get her anxiety under control.  She is SO good one-on-one but her flare-ups happen quickly and when she blows up, she BLOWS UP.  When her routine is messed up or people interrupt her or she feels embarrassed in any way she get's pretty upset beyond what is considered "normal behavior." Lucy is her hottest trigger point, which is kind of sad.  Lucy and her get along SO well together for the most part, but when she is pushed she goes straight to "fight or flight" and there is no turning back.  With her anxiety diagnosis we knew therapy would be a path we'd have to take in the future. We have struggled with her temper for years and hoped that once she started school she'd get "better."  She hasn't though.  She's great at school but when she gets home she has days where she just loses it and can't get a grip on things.  OT is supposed to help re-train her brain and get her to be able calm herself down and work through her frustrations in a healthy manner rather than letting herself become uncontrollable.  She's had 2 sessions so fingers crossed that in a few months we will start seeing some progress. 

Anyway, we are looking forward to a fun 4th of July with our friends next week and we will just keep on enjoying our Summer!

Hope you all are making the most of your breaks as well :)