Summer Week 8

Week 8 is over, and we are heading into our very last week of Summer vacation. It was our first week with no soccer for the kids, which meant we could actually go out and not have to worry about being home to get ready.

Beach Day!

Summer is almost over, and with soccer taking up so much of our time in July and early August, I wanted to make sure we made the most of the last 2 weeks of summer. We headed to Brockville at the beginning of last week, and I planned a beach day with some friends for later in the week.

Summer Fun Day Trip

This summer has been so busy with camps and soccer, that we didn't really have time to do a lot of fun stuff. We swam, the kids played with friends (Mr. K had a number of nerf fights over the last 8 weeks), there were sleepovers, and lots of time with grandparents.  With school starting back after Labour Day, I wanted to make sure we got in at least one fun day trip.

Summer Week 7

Wow - only 2 weeks left of summer vacation for us, and then back to school.  Week 7, the kids were in a multi-sport camp at a local golf club. They did archery, tennis, volleyball, basketball and ball hockey, as well as swimming every day and some other small activities in between.  It is by far one of the best camps they have ever done, and they are super excited and wanting to go back next year as well.

Summer Week 6

It's a little difficult for me to believe that we have actually had 6 weeks of summer vacation already. The time just seems to be flying by. Both kids were home with me this week, although Mr. J went for a sleepover at my brothers one night.

Summer Colouring Sheet Printable

If you have little ones, then you know that sometimes we need to find new things to do, and sometimes, we just need to go back to basics.  One thing that almost every child I know loves to do is colour.

Certified Cartridges has supplied me with this free colouring sheet printable for you, so please go ahead and save it to your computer to print out for your little ones.  Certified cartridges recycles your old printer cartridges to help save on waste. They are based out of Montreal, and have an actual store front there. However, they are happy to serve the rest of Canada with online shopping, and free shipping within Canada for orders over $49.00

Summer Week 4

This was an interesting week. The kids were both in day camps. Mr. J was attending a soccer camp that is run by the soccer club he plays for, and Mr. K was in a biking camp. Both camps spend the majority of their time outdoors.

Of course, after no rain in the last few weeks, and super hot temperatures - this week was when we got hit with the a rainy week. Monday was overcast, and not much rain during the day (but huge downpour in the evening and over night), Tuesday saw some rain in the afternoon, and wednesday rained almost the entire day.

Thursday was absolutely beautiful.

Despite the rain, the kids enjoyed their camps. Mr. K has done the bike camp the last 2 summers (2 weeks each summer), and I am sure if I signed him up again he would happily go back. It's pretty much the highlight for him each summer.

Mr. J has done PD day camps with the soccer club before, but never a full week. I was a little concerned that he would be done with soccer after playing all day, and then having a game Monday night, and practice Wednesday - but he wasn't. He has been called up a few times to U12 games, which are Tuesday nights - and this week was no exception. He was happy to go, and the coach even asked him to come to their practice last night.

He has another week of soccer camp next week as well, hopefully he loves it just as much.

I spent a lot of the week getting things ready for #BloggersFete. We kickoff August 1st with a twitter party, so there has been a lot of behind the scenes stuff to get ready for that.

I also went and saw Mamma Mia 2 with my mom and brother earlier in the week.  On Thursday I went to visit my cousin who just had her second child, and got to have some brand new baby snuggles, and some playtime with her 2 year old.

Summer Week 3

This week got off to a rough start. Week 2 had Mr. J away at summer camp, and Mr. K alone with us all week. Within 2 minutes of being together on Saturday, the kids were already fighting. Thankfully, saturday had them separated for most of the day.

Sunday we went to watch the final game of the World Cup, and then Mr. K spent the afternoon with his dad, and Mr. J spent the afternoon with his grandparents.

Summer Week 2

Our second week of summer was quite peaceful. Mr. J left for a week of sleepover camp on Monday morning. I took Mr. K and my niece swimming that afternoon, and then home for dinner and some play time.

Mr. K and I went to an indoor play center with my cousin and her 2 year old on Tuesday, and spent the afternoon with friends by their pool.

Summer Fun With PlaSmart #BloggersFete

Watermelon Ball

If you spend time in a pool over summer vacation, you are going to want to get your hands on The Watermelon Ball. It's a fun ball that you can use in water - it sinks to the bottom, and then floats to the top.

A PlaSmart product, the Watermelon Ball comes in two sizes (the original, and the watermelon jr) and provides lots of fun while playing in the pool.  You can bounce it, throw it, kick it and more.  Mr. K really likes to make up games with it for points (although, somehow it always works out in his favour).

Week 3 Summer Bucket List Update

Our third week has come to an end. Mr. K was in a half day camp this week at our church.  In addition to that, we went swimming, the kids had a nerf war with another boy on the street;  Mr. K had a couple of tutoring sessions; Mr. J had soccer, went skateboarding and he and I played 2 rounds of mini golf.  Trips to Macs for frosters, backyard play, board games and regular household duties.

Tales of Mommyhood 2017 Summer Bucket List

• strawberry picking - we waited too long, and the crops are not great because of all the rain, so this won't be happening
• lots of swimming (we will be getting a swim membership again this year)
• trips to Saunders Farm (we have annual passes)
• mini golfing
• go karting
• biking locally through the area we live
• biking through one of the local forest trails
• park omega
• day trip to Primitive Designs (Mr. K loves transformers)
• stop at The Big Apple on our way home
• Carp Custom Creamery for ice cream
• lunch at The Cheshire Cat
• picnic at the park 
• water fight
• diefenbunker
• visit Little Ray's Reptile Zoo
• baking cookies
• sleepover at grandparents
• driving range
• camping (I have this on here, but we don't camp. We MIGHT camp in my moms backyard this summer....we shall see)
• nerf war
• movie at the theatre
• park play

I will be posting updates weekly with what we have done, and adding in anything else that we decided to do as well.

Do you have any plans for summer?

May Long Weekend Recap....and New Hair For Mr. J

Victoria Day weekend is over, and it's always a busy one for us.  We spend some time getting my veggie garden ready, and hubby takes care of the back yard - getting it ready for the season.  This year, he added some stepping stones on the ground beside our deck.  We have not had luck with grass in that area for the last few years, and it's pretty much been mud.

I am so excited for my veggies this year. I still need to add some green beans. I have slicer tomato, cherry tomato, cucumbers and sweet peppers right now. I also have a raspberry bush we planted last year, which is supposed to bear fruit it's second year - so I am hoping to see some berries this year.

Saturday was a busy day; hubby and Mr. K top dressed and re-seeded the back yard. Mr. J had karate and then a hair appointment because he wanted a new style.  I have a friend that has a studio in her house, and he even got to have some cat cuddles while we waited.

Sunday we decided to surprise the kids. They love staying at a local hotel for a night away, so we booked it last week. The boys thought we were just going out to watch the hockey game and have dinner.  Then we told them we were spending the night and they were thrilled.  We played in the games room for a bit, then Mr. K and I headed up to the room (he was ready for bed) and hubby and Mr. J went and listened to some jazz in the lounge.  We slept in a bit Monday morning and then I took the boys for a swim and we finished the stay off with a delicious brunch.