source: Mandi Ehman
It seems like there are two versions of summer vacation: The first is the busy summer full of camps and activities and play dates, while the second is a laid back summer with no structure or outside activities.
Well, maybe there are three versions. For those of us who have kids home all day long anyway (whether it be the toddler/preschool variety or our homeschool students), summer can feel like a continuation of the rest of the year, without anything special to remind us of the summers of our own youth.
None of those options are necessarily bad, but I’ll have to admit I always dream of more!
I wish for the lazy days of summer, without a ton of commitments or places to go, but I also wish for ways to mark these days as special — a little activity, a special frozen treat, a picnic in the backyard.
And honestly, summer seems to fly by a little faster every year and it never quite looks the way I expected.
