Have a Wonderful Weekend

We have been really living it up this summer! If I’m being completely honest, it’s the first summer in many years that I haven’t felt really stressed out. I’m having so much fun with my boys and feeling reflection and gratefulness on a daily basis. There is a lot of adventure in our lives this summer…

Andrew is traveling just as much, but I no longer feel the impending sense of dread just before he leaves. It has a lot to do with the boys growing older I think. Sure, Emil’s still up for an epic temper tantrum every now and then (like yesterday for an hour straight right around nap time — I blame myself for pushing it off a little too late in the day), but generally things are pretty awesome. We decided to put Oliver and Milo in a two-week half-day circus camp which they are loving, and this gives me some alone time with my youngest for three hours every morning. 

We have been having so much fun just the two of us! One day we walked around downtown and ended up at the Arch on a beautiful cool sunny day, perfect for lying (and rolling) around in the grass and playing “airplane” under the arch. Another morning we spent at the pool; Emil is teaching himself to swim under water and it’s altogether hilarious and amazing to watch him work up the courage and to see him make such quick progress. There’s a sadness to this summer too, the ticking time bomb that we are already over halfway through Emil’s last summer before entering school. If he can handle it, he will be attending full day Montessori with his big brothers, which leaves me… with a lot of time on my hands! I have so many things I am looking forward to, but I’m also freaking out a bit that my youngest little guy is going to be away from me for that long every day. It is all going by so fast! But let me tell you, this one is ready. I hope good things are in store for you this weekend!