Sweet Summer

Labor Day is slowly creeping up on us and to me that has always signaled the end of summer. This is the first year that I am not working nor going to school and it feels like I should be doing something. Instead I get to drag out my summer. Yes I will eventually have to find a job, but for now I'm enjoying every minute with my child. We've done a lot this summer. It's been busy and stressful at times. My first day of summer started with a move. We celebrated the Fourth of July with friends. We made a trip to NH at the beginning of July and a trip to Christiansburg in the middle of July. Nate and I both turned a year older this summer making us 25 and 3. In August we've spent a lot of time exploring Colonial Beach and spending time just getting our litte lives in order. We've spent a lot of time at the river, in the library for story time, at McDonald's in the play area (and accessing the internet). We've been to see Cars 2, Winnie the Pooh, and The Little Mermaid in theatres. I've cooked new recipes, scrapbooked so much that I've almost finished Nate's baby book. I've made new friends and tried to make it to all of the small town mom'n'pop places. We've battled a super high fever and days of "I'm bored". Who taught my child that word? We are happy at Colonial Beach and I'm excited to see what the fall brings, but for now I'm going to stretch out summer for as long as I can. Here are a few summer moments that make me smile