Our Weekend and Full Summer Days

We are back from our weekend away.  The van is unpacked.  The laundry is washed and folded and we’re on day 2 of Vacation Bible School.  Whew!  

The weekend was great!  It was in a beautiful place on Mt. Palomar.  We all enjoyed being surrounded by nature.  At one point Max was MIA and we found him laying on the ground under some trees. He was just enjoying being outdoors and the quiet of nature (it was a little scary to have him missing though!). The kids were able to hike, swim, enjoy archery, flag football, soccer, volleyball, shooting at the range, playing in dirt and being surrounded by people who were willing to lend a hand if and when needed.  One family, in particular, really helped me out by welcoming my kids along on their family’s activities.  I was able to steal away for about 1/2 an hour, at one point and sat in the sun, watching a hawk.  Beautiful!  This was a weekend through our church, so on top of it all, we were able to spend time tying all the beauty that surrounded us, to God and all he’s laid before us.  It was a great weekend.  Though, I must admit that it was tiring for me.  

Yesterday we were in full swing of being back home.  Three of the littler kids started a week-long Vacation Bible School and we have some friends visiting from out of town.  Although summer can be exhausting with the demands of keeping the kids busy, I love that the schedule is open and all ours.  Last night we had the freedom to plan dinner with friends and not have to worry about getting everyone in bed on time or if their homework was done.  Yes, it’s all very tiring, but we get to CHOOSE to be tired.  

Summertime around here also means birthdays.  We have 5 summer birthdays!  JJ celebrated his 17th bday while we were on our trip and we have Arianna’s 14th coming up in a few days.  Time for M.O.M. to do a little bday shopping and get ready to enjoy some cake.  I’m a little floored with how these years are flying by and how we have some many teens!  

I hope you’re each getting into the routine of summer and enjoying it as much as we are!

Have a great day~

This entry was posted on June 23, 2009 at 10:03 am and is filed under children, family life, kids, mom, sharing, summer, weekend. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response or trackback from your own site.