so long summer...

Yesterday there was a few moments of panic filled with regret as I anticipated the first day of school today. Did I make the most of this summer? It went so fast. I regret being short tempered at times, annoyed with the chaos, frustrated with the fighting. How can my children be going into fourth grade, second grade, and kindergarten already? 

I had myself a good cry, released my regret and then begin to remember this summer...my busiest fullest summer yet but overflowing with memories. So when I look back on the summer of 2012 this is what I want to remember...

*lazy summer mornings

*red light green light in the yard

*picking cherries

*trip to petting zoo

*moses reading three chapter books in one day

*sarah spending her days at the craft table making art

*buckwalter beach trip

*making memories with cousins

*brown's donuts

*silas practicing for months to be able to ride on the boardwalk

*staying out till 11 on the longest night of the year

*legos, legos, legos

*vacation bible school

*bible verse pillow cases

*eden learning to smile and coo

*cookouts and more cookouts

*picnics

*pine view icecream

*american girl sleepover

*family weekend at the beach

*the flood at the beach 

*watching the summer Olympics at the beach

*visiting Grandma and Grandfather at their "hotel"

*silas getting his "faux hawk"

*library trips

*swim lessons

*soccer camp

*aunt liz camp

*date nights

*work days at the farm

*water battles in the yard

*sleepovers with the cousins

*train museum

*family campout...even mommy and eden slept in the tent! :)

*barnstormers game

*silas praying for a foul ball

*silas getting the foul ball...could not be a bigger smile

*lunch...party of six every day

*afternoons at the pool

*tan little bodies

*adventures at Darrenkamps

*so many helpers

*pool parties

*playing in the creek at Matt and Naomi's

*moses, sarah, silas and zion taking all the furniture out of sarah's room...an impressive feat.

*redoing the girl's rooms

*taking five kids to the doctor's and being so proud

*date with sarah to the pottery works and market

*date with Silas to kindergarten day, McDonald's and Target

*back to school shopping dates with Grandma

*trip with the sister in laws to Anthropologie and terrain

*running into matt and the kids at Son's for icecream

*pizza at Rosie's

*crafts

*hope getting her hair done

*boys painting their go carts with Grandpa

*visiting Millersville market

*fireworks

*birthday parties

*moses doing the zipline at the Kings

*crayola factory

*watching the boys be buddies.

*sisters playing Pollies.

*movie nights on the couch

*air conditioning when i thought i just might not make it.

*east lampeter park

*daniel's den

*popsicles...lots of popsicles

*sarah and eden

*moses's trip to king of prussia to the lego store..."best birthday ever".

*bike rides out the lane

*chilling on the porch

So long summer. I will not look back with regret but with a smile. 

for some highlights of the summer for Mark check out this !

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