trying to get creative

one of the many things i have discovered about summer is i end up having to keep the girls entertained. yesterday i came up with the brilliant idea of giving the girls pedicures. it at least entertained them for a bit and saved me some money. the pedicures came complete with a foot scrub, massage and toes painted all done by moi, of course. talk about personalized service.

summer has officially begun

and what better way to celebrate than with the neighborhood kids! this afternoon after school we had an end of the year party at the park to celebrate the beginning of summer. it's hard to believe that this school year is offically over and our very first year of elementary school is behind us. now we must look ahead down to the road to what lies ahead...second grade! way to go!

everyday...

we inch closer and closer to the first day of school. i still can't believe summer is basically over with for at least lela. lacey still has until september 1 before she returns. we're trying to enjoy our last few hours/days of freedom - sleeping late, playing at home, hanging out with friends, just being plain 'ole lazy. ahh! these are the days. today, was such a treat just hanging out with friends. we spent most the day over at wendy's while the kids rode bikes and played. it was so nice just visiting with a dear friend, i must say. thanks wendy, katharine and lily!

where does the time go?

gosh, i just looked at my calendar and figured out that we only have 8 weeks until lela heads back to school in august. that's so hard too believe. what's even harder to believe is that during those eight weeks, we only have like three weeks where we have nothing going on. not much time to do much of anything. in my mind i have all this stuff i want to do but i don't feel like i'm making much progress. why does that happen? i'm toying with the idea of taking both the girls' to the sundial restuarant for lunch one day this week. lela still talks about eating there ever since she went back in january with her friend katharine. i honestly think we would have a good time even though the thought of riding in that glass elevator on the outside of the building still freaks me out. oh well, the sacrifices we make for our children. i haven't said anything to them because if you say anything to those two they will definitely hold you to it, that's for sure. here is just a small list of things/places i want to fit in our "eight weeks" of summer vacation:

• sundial restaurant
• providence canyon
• babyland general hospital
• callaway gardens
• georgia state capitol
• fernbank science center
• fernbank museum of natural history