the fun down

a post that was supposed to be posted but I failed to post. 

Is it 100+ degrees where you live too? I'll be careful not to complain because I will take the heat wrath and it's how-little-clothing-can-I-get-away-with? issues over cold-rainey-can-I-wear-a-blanket-24/7? weather. But still. If it's such a "dry heat" why the heck do I sweat so much?

I went into the summer with the boys having nothing but a few weeks of swimming lessons scheduled. I was going for the brave, unscheduled, hippy mom thing but let's face it that's not me. And even though I didn't want to be the Carnival Cruise director, Pinterest convinced me that we needed a a summer of fun list this year. You know what I'm talking about, the chunky framed chalkboard with cute fonts in different colors with all the things the family wants to do that summer list.  Well I'm fresh out of chunky frames (don't worry I put them on the shopping list filed under necessities. Right below Swedish Fish and right above eggs.) so after sitting down with the boys and hearing their (Rhett's) slightly bizarre ideas I just typed up my own list. I mean kid's just wanna have fun, but momma also wants to have fun, and Rhett's suggestion of playing sloth (yes we're still on that kick) in the pool was something I felt passionately against. Sorry. House rules win.

But lest you think I'm Kim Jong Mom I did include some of their suggestions.

• Make cupcakes
• Go to the pool once a week
• Sparklers
• Summer backyard party with friends
• Go camping
• Family stay-cation
• Water gun fights
• Finger paint
• Vist Mesa Children's Museum
• Summer reading program
• Go to splash pads
• Make pinewood derby cars
• Summer movie program
• Visit Sweeties candy shop
• Have a picnic at the park.
• Water ballon target practice
• Make and fly kites
• Hike the local state park
• Go to the zoo (once...it's too hot.)

We've done a handful of these so far.

• Make cupcakes
• Go to the pool once a week
• Sparklers
• Summer backyard party with friends
• Go camping
• Family stay-cation
• Water gun fights
• Finger paint
• Vist Mesa Children's Museum
• Summer reading program
• Go to splash pads
• Make pinewood derby cars
• Summer movie program
• Visit Sweeties candy shop
• Have a picnic at the park.
• Water ballon target practice
• Make and fly kites
• Hike the local state park
• Go to the zoo

Proof.

Fear of drowning in 2 in of water vs. drinking possibly unsanitary 2 in of water.
#concernesofa18monthold

Obviously some of them like the pool/splash pads, summer reading program and the movie program we're in the middle of right now. Our local library had a rather ridiculous (in my opinion) reading program. It was the same for all ages and it was 1000 minutes. I may have guffawed a little when the librarian told me that. 1000 minutes is like 300 Netflix episodes of Rescue Bots. So we just made a sticker chart for Rhett and for every 20 books he reads or that we read to him, he gets a toy from the dollar store.  Love the dollar store. 

I'm still getting used to the fact that where we live, traditional summer activities like bike rides are really done in the non summer months. It might win me the lame mom of the day award, but I'm not riding bikes to Sonic for happy hour when it's 115 out. But we sure do when it's 85 in December. :)

And now it's time to reapply the good ol deodorant and change my shirt for the 3rd time since 10AM. Can you smell my BO through the internet? Sincerest apologies.