Summertime!
Well, I think we're finally here. Dylan has graduated from kindergarten. Ballet is over (and we had an adorable recital, as you can see from the picture). Day camp started today, and we leave for family camp on Friday afternoon. Woot!
I realize that MY schedule doesn't change at all in the summer months, but it was still exciting to get Dylie ready for day camp last night. We made her lunch (she needs to bring a kosher lunch, so we bought a GIANT salami at Costco and sliced off pieces for a sandwich), got her backpack ready, picked out her swimsuit, laid out a casual summer dress, discussed her hair options (she wore it down, but brought a scunci for a hair emergency) and compromised on sneakers with no socks. (These, which are very cute.)
And now I've kicked into family camp readiness mode. We hit up Costco yesterday for giant boxes of snack packs, juice boxes and coloring books. Tonight I've talked my friend Kirsten into joining me for a trek to Target (followed by cocktails, I'm sure). Buying enormous bottles of sunscreen, stocking up on ear plugs and scoping out beachwear is always more fun with a friend, right?
Dinners this week are of the pantry variety, as I just couldn't handle a trip to the market after shelling out so much dough at Costco. Last night was Caribbean beans over rice. Tonight we are having spaghetti with tomato sauce and some garlic bread. We'll also throw in a pizza night and who knows what else. Hey, it's summer! Who wants to plan, right?
I realize that MY schedule doesn't change at all in the summer months, but it was still exciting to get Dylie ready for day camp last night. We made her lunch (she needs to bring a kosher lunch, so we bought a GIANT salami at Costco and sliced off pieces for a sandwich), got her backpack ready, picked out her swimsuit, laid out a casual summer dress, discussed her hair options (she wore it down, but brought a scunci for a hair emergency) and compromised on sneakers with no socks. (These, which are very cute.)
And now I've kicked into family camp readiness mode. We hit up Costco yesterday for giant boxes of snack packs, juice boxes and coloring books. Tonight I've talked my friend Kirsten into joining me for a trek to Target (followed by cocktails, I'm sure). Buying enormous bottles of sunscreen, stocking up on ear plugs and scoping out beachwear is always more fun with a friend, right?
Dinners this week are of the pantry variety, as I just couldn't handle a trip to the market after shelling out so much dough at Costco. Last night was Caribbean beans over rice. Tonight we are having spaghetti with tomato sauce and some garlic bread. We'll also throw in a pizza night and who knows what else. Hey, it's summer! Who wants to plan, right?
