It’s weird that it feels like a chapter is closing, like summer is grinding to a halt when it’s 31C degrees outside. We’re sweating in shorts, lapping up ice cream and longing for a pool, but it still feels like these golden days where the nights are long are closing in on us.
It’s not like we have much to do with a school year; we’re not teachers or students, and the weekend didn’t seem much different than usual. I can’t put my finger on it. I’m still starting to shift into fall/ winter mode, thinking about boots and soup and what we’re going to do next.
We had a great summer – we took lots of little trips and adjusted to life with a 2 year old. We went to park after park and discovered some new ones. We did go to a couple of splash pads, although little J is happier to climb this year than splash fearlessly. We got in some live music shows at the Jazz festival, Ribfest, and Beatlefest at the Brylee.
We also moved around a lot from weekend to week, enjoying time with family, good friends, and co-workers. We went to two cottages, spent a weekend in Toronto, a week in White Lake, and a few days in Montebello.
It was the summer Julian first played at the family baseball tournament (1 swing at the T-ball), the summer we discovered (and polished off) countless bottles of Jacob’s Creek. It was the summer we got rid of diapers! We enjoyed as much time outside as we could, while also working and gigging and trying to get things done. We ate corn on the cob and food truck tacos. We went to the Farmers Market for super fresh fruit and veggies. We watched movies. We went swimming.
To cap off the summer, we had some family over last night for dinner – thankful that they don’t mind squeezing around a tiny kitchen table, or waiting for me to clean off some forks before we can start eating. We playing games and talked, and today I spent the day with Julian, first breakfast at my mom’s, then painting, playing, spaghetti, and watching ET before bed.
I hope you all had a wonderful summer. I’m looking back on all the photos I took (thank goodness for my iPhone) and although it seems such a short time went by, we packed a lot in, and did different things than usual, thanks to having a kid who loves playing outside.
Here’s hoping to enjoy a few more days of sunshine and popsicles in the backyard before we need sweaters!