Lots of Summer Fun

So far our summer has been busy, busy, busy. This week was no less. The week started off with Kennedy attending Kidz Camp on Monday from 10 to 1 pm. It was her 4th time going this summer and she again, had a blast. They do crafts, play games, play outside and get to have fun with other kids their age. Tuesday, I joined my mom and 3 of my nieces for our annual trip to Remlinger Farms. My sister-in-law was at girls camp all week so we were watching 3 out of her 6 girls for a few days. The girls had a blast together. Remlinger Farms is always a hit amongst the littler ones. We spent a good 4 hours there and then returned back to my moms for some swimming in the lake. Do kids EVER run out of energy?!?

That night, I loaded up every seat in my car and took my nieces home with me for a sleep-over at aunties. By time we got home, everyone was pretty beat, so putting 5 girls to sleep didn't prove to be too much of a challenge. The next day I had planned for Kennedy and the two younger nieces to go to Kidz Camp together. This was a good thing. :) They had a great time and kept them busy for a few hours during the day. I took Allie, the oldest, with me and Pieper to do a little shopping. She thought that was MUCH more fun. Once home, the movement and action didn't stop. They're all like little energizer bunnies so I pulled out the surprise bubble guns I bought for them and turned on the sprinklers. The water fun then turned into a major water fight amongst all the girls and there was water everywhere- including inside my house, but it was all worth it just to hear their laughing and screaming.

We rounded out the evening with a trip to Super Jump Party Zone (that my brothers own) and dropped the girls off after a about an hour of jumping. I came home, cleaned up my semi-small disaster zone and crawled into bed dead-dog tired.

Thursday I decided I needed a down day and a day to recover my house from the previous days of neglect. So, we invited Kennedy's friend Ryan over to play while I tried to scour my house and catch up on bills, bills, bills. Jake spent the evening golfing while I spent the evening at a baby shower. After a pretty full week of nonstop kids, it was kind of nice getting away and chatting with the ladies.

Friday my friend Kim and I took the girls to Kent Cornucopia Days and walked the outdoor vendors and probably bought things we really didn't need. I did end up scoring a couple ridiculously cute shirts from White House/Black Market so that made me a happy mommy while the girls scored some totally silly flip-flops and a few too many lolli-pops and sugar fills. Oh well.

So, that brings me to today... a little whiped out, needing to relax and have nothing planned day. Sounds pretty perfect to me. Happy Saturday.