Summer so far

We leave for vacation in just a few days to hit up the beach for a while.  Very excited about it and ready to just be lazy and soak up any last ounces of summer we can before things get just plain crazy. 

This summer has been a good one so far.  Lots of time spent together and going to the pool and just hanging out with friends and family.  Still a lot I would like to do before Miss H heads back to school but hopefully we will have time to get it all in before hand. 

Hailey started soccer this past Monday and I cannot believe that it's ready for that to start already.  Can it really be August next week?  Only 4 weeks left until school starts and Hailey will be a 1st grader!  yikes!  Just the thought of her being in school all day and old enough to be doing that makes me pretty emotional.  Time really does fly by way too fast. 

Hailey is really growing up and as much as I would love to keep her my baby, this summer we have been working on making her more independent.  With her being my only child it's so easy for me to just do things for her because it's just easier.  No fights of "Come Hailey for the 100th time, get dressed" or "yes you can do that, your a big girl"....however, as much as I don't want her to we've been working on it. 

One of the big things that we've done is Hailey learning to shower on her own and this is one that I actually enjoy.  She gets in the shower and I can clean up the house while she's doing that.  Kind of a nice break.  Also making her get dressed on her own.  This one she's been doing but it's my fault that I still help her with it and I've needed to stop myself from helping her.  Also have made her more responsible with making her bed and feeding her fish and Toby. 

Amazing how you view your kids still as a little kid and in reality, they are a little person and much more capable of more than we realize they can. 

Here's to 4 more weeks of summer and living it up the entire time!