Summer's end

Although the weather is still warm and sunny, it's starting to sink in that summer's almost over. Molly got her first grade class assignment today and school starts up again in a week!

Looking back over the past couple of months, I really couldn't be happier with how this summer went. Molly loved her camps, which was a big relief. She made a ton of progress with swimming and is pretty comfortable in the water now, diving down to touch the bottom and practicing handstands with her friends. And just like that, in the last couple of days, she started learning how to ride a bike! I'm still keeping my fingers crossed she has a similar epiphany with reading in this last week before school :)

We took a couple of road trips -- Minnesota and the Wisconsin Dells -- but for the most part, we just hung out around Evanston. It was just the right mix of home and away (for once!). The only low point was when we all got lice. That was the worst. I'll be washing our hair with tea tree oil shampoo from here on out to hopefully keep those critters from ever coming back. Eeeew.

Celebrating after lunch at Culver's -- we crashed an invite-only soft opening and got our food for free!  

Go-carting in the Dells

Summer smiles

Of course we're trying to cram in as many activities over the next few days as we can. Golf, tennis, dinner on the beach, a couple of outdoor concerts ... there's still a little bit of time left for summer fun. We're even planning a trip downtown for back to school shopping, a ride on a double decker bus (per Molly's request), and a night at the Drake using Jason's hard-earned hotel points.

What's next for the O'Grady fam? First grade, Jason's art shows (Bucktown Arts Fest and Renegade Craft Fair), and a Labor Day weekend trip to Lake Geneva. And hopefully a few more blog posts from me :)