Busy Weekend

This weekend was the last weekend of our summer — Ethan goes back to school today. So we packed in as much fun this weekend as possible, trying to make the most of it. 

The weekend started with our annual block party. Ethan went out promptly at 8:00, when they blocked off the street to start setting up, and jumped right in to scootering and biking up and down the road. Colin and Veronica followed shortly after, and pretty much had to be dragged back into the house for naps at noon. Then we were back out and playing as soon as they got up and had something to eat. 

The bouncy house was a great success. Veronica was a little timid, and got very upset at one point when another little girl was standing right next to her and jumping a little too vigorously (for Veronica’s taste), so I had to pull her out. But she went back in again eventually, so all was good. 

Colin was in his element. Even when the big kids were in there, he was having a blast and rolling around. Unfortunately, part of his idea of fun was to roll under the feet of anyone who was jumping particularly high. (I think he like the big bounce when they came down; we just couldn’t get him to understand the potential for impact.) Eventually we had to take him out so no one got hurt. 

I’m going to try to weigh Colin this morning (and avoid the scale myself). He ate more or less nonstop all day, so I’m hoping he might have added some weight. 

To cap off the weekend, we finally made it to the beach yesterday afternoon. (Yes, it’s nearly September and this is our first visit. But it was chilly for so much of the summer, it didn’t really feel like beach weather.) It was quite a process to get over to the lake, and approximately 1 million other people had the same idea as us. But just as we were going to throw in the towel (so to speak) and head home, we found a place to park and all was well.

All three kids had a blast. We ended up at the very north end of Montrose Beach, right next to the dog beach. There happened to be a little sandbar at that point, about 5 feet out into the lake. So Colin and Veronica happily splashed in the 6 inches of water between the sandbar and the shore, and dug out a giant sand “fort” with John’s help. 

Ethan and I went deeper into the water, and he worked on his swimming techniques and adapting to the waves rolling through. I didn’t have time to get a picnic dinner packed, so our trip wasn’t very long (only about 2.5 hours), but I’m glad we made it. And I’ll post pictures of our adventures as soon as I find the cord for my phone, so I can pull them off my camera.