The end of a wonderful summer

So as summer is coming to an end for my kids I thought I would write the funny and the naughty things that have been going on lately at my home. Basically the reasons I look forward to school and the reasons I am going to miss them like crazy.

Naughty:

Things broken this summer by my kids

1. Pantry door in kitchen, will not close. I am not even sure how they did this or how to fix it.

2. They shattered a picture frame.

3. Bennett has broken 3 mugs. He grabs them by the handle and pounds them on the floor, he likes watching it break. The other kids get them out and then put them on the table where he can reach.

4. Porter thought it would be cool to hang on our towel rack we just put up in our bathroom and pulled the whole thing out of the wall.

5. Porter has pulled two sprinkler heads completely out of the yard.

6. Porter drew all over our computer screen.

7. Porter rammed the chair into the wall and it totally chipped the new paint.

8. Porter ripped off one of the headphones off dallin's really nice pair.

9. Too many other things to remember at the moment.

Things found in the toliet this summer from Bennett.

1. Numerous cups.

2. spoons

3. Creepy Ronald Mcdonald toy

4. numerous cars

5. A lot of toilet paper

6. His hands splashing

7. spatulas, whisk, garlic press, pretty much anything from that drawer.

If it did not make it in the toilet he put it in the garbage. He LOVES to throw away my laundry detergent everyday.

Other naughty happenings

the non stop fighting and refusal to play outside or downstairs

Crying at the back door when I have forced them to "go and play".

Eating everything they can find when I leave the room

Nickelle cutting her hair, breaking into nail polish, or stealing my makeup.

Porter discovering a new way daily to escape the house and run away

Constant getting into the van and trashing it

Taking every pillow off the couch along with every cushion so they can jump

ripping of library books

All the kids trying to pick up Brinley and then dropping her. She has not been on the floor since.

Things that after one free day and one long nap I will be crying about and missing from the summer.

Everyday Nickelle saying "Mom you are my best friend", "how we gonna go today", "when I was a little baby I growed up", "I love you so much", and "Mom you look like a princess".

Porter snuggling with me on the couch when the other 3 were down for a nap.

Porter asking me to open the blinds so that Peter Pan can see him from his window.

Dallin karate chopping imaginary monsters from Nickelle's room so she can go to sleep and not be scared.

Bennett and Porter wrestling all over the place.

All 3 of my kids playing together.

Porter and Nickelle playing dog and cat.

Nickelle's numerous daily outfit changes

Porter reminding me of what is coming next

Sitting down and within seconds getting my hair done by Nickelle.

The weekly trips to the library and my kids working so hard for their summer reading program. They did awesome!

We had some hilarious FHE's this summer

Giving the kids ice cream and Bennett becoming drenched in it

Bennett standing at the front door completely naked for everyone to see

Nickelle walking across the street completely naked

Going on walks around the block

Porter telling me "Mom you always worry about me". Like I should stop already.

Tractor rides

making smores

BBQ's

Washing the car with the kids

Running through the sprinklers

Teaching Porter how to play catch

Teaching Nickelle how to ride a bike

Teaching Bennett to stay on the side walk and not the road

Playing in the yard

the kids bringing me flowers from the yard

Family reunions

Having cousins over

Teaching Nickelle some ballet

Going to Cabelas to see the animals

Eating Watermelon

Swimming

playing in the pool in the backyard

tea party's

Playing with neighborhood friends

Laughing almost all day

Doing hair

Making cookies

Bennett talking and pointing at everything

Not having to have any therapy, and just getting to be home with the kids and the kids having me at home to be with them.

A lot of these things we will get to do all the time still, but I will miss the kids when they are at school. I will miss having them to myself for the majority of the day. But I am really glad I will be able to spend some good time alone with Bennett and Brinley. They will love having more time for just them. I am looking forward to that. It was a great summer.