We started preparing for summer this year back in the spring. Patrick got Banks a playset and built it in our backyard, and I signed him up for swim lessons. We went to the Y for 4 Saturdays to get more comfortable in the water before a lot of summer activities started. It didn't help a ton, but I'm glad we did them just for some preparation. Every Friday at school, they set up a "water day" for the kids, and blow up several little pools, sprinklers, hoses, and other water toys. The kids LOVE it and Banks asked every morning if it was "water day." We also had a lot of "water days" at home, where I blew up the little pool in the front yard and put all the water toys in it. It's the best entertainment I've found for a two year old. We even invited friends over to join us - Asher, Rollins, Mattox, Logan, Gracie James, and LJ all took part in our home "water days" at some point over the summer, which was a lot of fun.
As far as trips, we took our first "official" family vacation to Hilton Head, and we couldn't have had a better time. We stayed at the "Beachhouse resort," which was within walking distance to plenty of restaurants, the pool, beach, ice cream, shops, and anything else we could have wanted. We only got in the car one time, to go to a Children's play museum (which helped us escape the heat for a few hours). I can't wait for more family vacations in the years to come!
And for our final trip of the summer, we headed to the river for the 4th of July. Banks' favorite part (besides spending some time with his cousins and Nannie and Pops), was shooting people with the water hose and watching them scream and run. He thought that was hilarious!
And we can't forget about the summer days at the lake...
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