What We've Been Up To...

I have been off work for the past three weeks and the kids and I have had a blast. I wasn't joking when I told them we were going to just play. I meant it. Kam starts kindergarten this fall (not that that has anything to do with it) and I just wanted to have a fun summer. I'm sure that they would have been content staying home more, so I'm sure all the going and doing was more for me. What can I say?

Cooper showing off his tattoo and "guns." Ignore the dirty face. Also notice his short haircut. You all know how I have always opposed short haircuts for him but I decided he needed a faux hawk this summer since I've seen so many cute little boys with them. Cooper; however, has different ideas about his hair! When we left the salon, he was mumbling quite loudly about how he "didn't want his hair in a spike and he was mad at me!" And he wasn't kidding!!! He constantly brushes his hair down and he has a major meltdown on Sundays when we try to fix it. He is worse than Kam about her hair!
The kids were on no schedule whatsoever so we let them stay up later and then they slept later as well. One morning Kam slept until 11:00 a.m. I couldn't believe it! Unfortunately, most days I was up well before the kids. You know how it goes... you can't sleep when you have nothing to do. Most of the time we had lazy mornings and then played in the afternoon. Here are Cooper and Kam playing Barbie Salon yesterday. They didn't quite follow directions and my floor ended up soaked!
We spent a lot of time at DK's pool swimming, at the lake, shopping, or at Magic Springs. Kam has turned into a fish! She loves the water and has absolutely no fear, which I'll post about later. Anyway, the sun is draining and a lot of days Cooper fell asleep on the way home (because he had skipped his nap!).
On this particular day, he was exhausted and didn't move when I laid him on the couch. Mom told me one day their little bodies needed rest.... so hopefully I didn't do too much damage to them by letting them skip it for a few weeks!

On Friday Mark and I took the kids along with Brian and JJ to Magic Springs. JJ and I went weekly but it was the first time Mark had been this season. Because he was with us, Kam got to ride a few more rides that she couldn't ride last year. What a difference a year makes! Last year, we spent a lot of time on the kiddie rides and this year we are riding the Plummit Summit and log rides!

Kam is a dare devil and wants to ride "The Gauntlet".... I have no doubts that she and Mark will ride roller coasters together while Cooper and I wait on them. He's like me and is a little, or a lot, more hesitant to ride these things! I think they are crazy!
Mark insisted that I ride the Rapid Falls Raceway waterslide with Kam on the way out Friday. I've ridden it before but wasn't sure Kam was ready for it or not. I was wrong! She hesitated for a moment at the top, but then she was fine. She threw a fit to ride it again.
We went to Outback after to eat and Mark told Kam she needed to eat new foods so she could grow and be big enough to ride more rides. So she tried Alice Springs chicken, ribeye steak, and a french fry! She liked them all! She even tried meatloaf at Mom's yesterday so I think we're on to something!
So today we are back to school and work and routine. The kids were excited to go see their friends again. I'm only working 4 day weeks in July and I'm off again in August so I am already looking forward to time off again. It's always so hard to readjust when you've been off.... I think I already need a nap!!!