I watched the sunrise this morning. It seemed faster than normal… usually the sun just creeps over the mountains, but today it seemed to shoot up in the blink of an eye.
We stopped at Starbucks before school. It’s the first full week for the big kids, and Pete starts preschool again on Wednesday. The kids are still giving their days 10/10, so I’m happy with that. Pete got to see his new classroom and met his teacher today. He didn’t want to take the tour, not wanting to leave my side, but changed his mind when it came to the playground. As we were pulling out of the driveway, we spotted Jack sitting at a picnic table having lunch. It’s a good thing he was wearing such a bright shirt, we were able to spot him right away. We rolled down the windows and waved to him.
Our renters that have lived in the loft above our office all summer packed up their things and drove back to Utah. As they drove off, it felt like the official end of summer. The last lingering summer thing is now done. Goodbye summer vacation- you sure were a fun one.
To recap summer. We kicked off my birthday weekend in Huntington and Newport Beach where we checked out Volkswagen shows and I lived out some OC fantasies. Pete got a balance bike there which he rode all summer long. From there we went to Pismo Beach, then Cayucos, then back to Pismo where we rented a two story house in Shell Beach for a full month. We could see the ocean from the living room and watched the 4th of July fireworks from the rooftop. We bought a pass to Mustang Water Park and went often. Ava had a week of surf camp, Jack did a coding camp, and Pete has a handful of swim lessons. I was hired to prep a house in Arroyo Grande to be an STR and finished in record time, making new friends and connections along the way. After coming home, we had a ton of work to do, so we mostly worked in the office while the kids played and swam in our pool. We went fishing at Shaver Lake and rented a pontoon boat, and then stayed in our tiny home cabin behind Ken’s Market. Ava and Jack went to Hartland Summer Camp for a week with our church. Adrian and I went to Vegas. I turned 35. Adrian turned 36. My mom turned 60. Pete turned 4. Now here we are, welcoming the new school year. The end and the beginning of a new season.
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