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Last Days of Summer Vacation

 Just a few photos from around the house as we wrapped up our last couple weeks of summer vacation.

 Just being silly!

 My big project was clearing out the old veggie plot and putting in flowers instead. I'm much happier - plus I love the addition of the planter chairs my friend made for me.

 Jack had his first sleepaway camp in July - four days at lacrosse camp at Berry College; about an hour NW of us.

 His first taste of dorm life - and he LOVED it!

 His brothers had fun too!

 His North Paulding lacrosse teammates.

 Ethan has really taken to his chore of unloading the bottom half of the dishwasher (Wyatt does the top). Guess it's time to find more for him to do around the house.

 Wyatt and his collection of whales.
I love that he still loves his animal friends.

 Of course plenty of time was spent at the pool!

 Jason set up a booth at our neighborhood festival to sell our 7Hills Honey.

 We spent one afternoon at the skating rink with Wyatt's friend Sam, since they enjoyed their field trip to the rink at the end of the school year so much.


 Ethan really loved the climbing area.


 By the time we left, Wyatt had gotten pretty good at skating.

 Nothing beats curling up with a good book.


 And chilling with your puppy dog.

 These two little ones were getting a bit stir crazy by the end of summer vacation.

 Wyatt definitely takes after Jason and his artist talents.


 We spent a quick afernoon at the skate park so Jack could get a little skating in. While there Ethan conquered his fear of this bridge. At first I had to carry him over, then he scooted on his bottom, and then he walked it.

 Of course I couldn't get a photo of it.

 Way off in the distance you can see Jack on his skateboard.

 Wyatt is definitely my monkey and always climbing to the top of something!

 After the park we stopped to get the boys a fish. Jack's is Dragon...

 And Wyatt's is Blue Fish Warrior.

 With Granny and Grandma coming into town to watch the boys while Jason and I took a business trip, I had to clean up the guest room (which tends to end up our throw everything we don't need in there room). I came across this old toy of Wyatt's and he's had fun ever since playing with it. Rockem Sockem Robots.

 It's getting real - we had our Meet and Greet with the teachers and then off to get frozen yogurt to celebrate the end of summer and the start of school.

 But not before a few more days of playing.

 Seriously, this kid needs to be in gymnastics!

 Granny came into town first and we were able to take her to her first lacrosse game - watching our hometown Atlanta Blaze!

 Photo bomb from Jack's lacrosse teammates!

Both boys came home with a game ball - awesome night for everyone!

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