What the Kids do to the House When I'm Working from Home

They raid the leftover party supply bin

Dump cookies all over the floor

Smear yogurt everywhere

And plop it onto the floor

Set up a garage sale and try to get me to pay to get my own stuff back

... nothing like having all of your stuff from an entire floor crammed into the corner of one room

Have a camp out. And yes, you really do need all of these things when you are on a camp out apparently.

A Little Wyatt

Wyatt is a busy guy. He must be so busy that I haven't gotten many solo pictures of him this summer (aside from pictures within specific events and outings). One thing he loves to do is play outside and water my plants for me.

 And make a zillion funny faces

He has also been really into riding his balance bike, the one that was Noah's that was never used because Noah didn't like it.

Sometimes he agrees to try out his pedal bike

This is a very Wyatt moment: relaxing on the couch in a shark blanket while eating a "cheese hamburger"

Here he is playing with a new foam rocket that he received from Great Aunt Michele for his birthday

I kept Wyatt home from school one day so we could "watch" the eclipse together. We didn't have glasses, but we watched the live feed on NASA TV. And of course we made sure to wear our NASA and Astro Burger t-shirts for the occasion. I enjoy spending one on one time with each of my little nuggets.

Spending Some Time With Noah

With school out of session that meant it was time to return to summer camp. This year Noah was able to attend the all day summer camp so he didn't have to return to a daycare on the days I had to go into the office. I kept his schedule pretty sporadic; aside from the Wednesdays he had to attend, I only signed him up for days that sounded interesting. This turned out to be mostly field trips, so Noah had a wonderful time visiting places such as the Museum of Science and Industry, Haunted Trails, Flipstar, Sky Zone trampoline park, Phillips Park Zoo, Kane County Cougars game, the Aquarium, local splash pads, and every Wednesday was a different water park. Lucky guy. I wanted him to have a little chill time too, so he stayed home with me one or two days a week. Sometimes we would go out for lunch or have a picnic.

One day we even went all the way down to our library (the one we are actually members of) and finally signed him up for his first library card.

Another day, after swim lessons, an ice cream treat was on the menu.

Here is trying out my hands-free headset

One week he traded in his usual camp for a special camp a few towns over. I wasn't sure he was going to like it and thought he might be sad to leave his friends, so I really tried to get him excited about how it was a "real" camp. I explained how they had their own grounds and it wasn't like his other camp that just hung out at a school and the older kids actually got to sleep over at the camp. We had had a tour back in April, so when we got there he recognized it. And to my surprise, he loved this camp. He loved the pool, and the pickle shack (snack shack), and the more structured activities, and just the whole atmosphere. I wish we could make this his full-time camp next year, but it is a little pricey and far from home. But I promised him he would get to go at least two weeks next year. 

One day we played hooky from a sporting activity (well we arrived late on purpose) so we could stand by the tracks and watch a steam engine roll through town. It was so cool and so worth it to miss a few minutes of class.

 https://youtu.be/ggQYw603I_k

I love hanging with this sweetheart (that's his "I'm so sweet" face apparently)