Last friday Ty and I played around a bit and brainstormed ideas on how we could document his summer activities. Below are just a few of our ideas. I tried hard not to bug him too much with the camera...he's 11 now you know! He had a great summer.....hanging out with a few new best friends, Kayleigh, Wade...going to the pool, visiting my mom....
He was very into his Legos this summer...I don't think a single day went by that the entire bucket didn't get dumped out onto his bedroom floor at least once.
playing the Wii....Mario Kart was a big fave.
Star Wars....a very Star Wars summer....the books, the clone wars movie at midnight with one of his friends and Jase. Daily light saber wars with Wade. Star Wars was big...
He got all settled into his new room too.
Lots of miles on his Rip Stik.
But even more riding his bike.
It was a great summer, and I loved having him home. Watching him cuddle Taryn and Teagan every morning. Hanging out, teaching him how to cook, always having someone to chat with, watching him read about 50 books, sometimes over 400 pages per day. Today was his first day back at school....and I missed him like crazy. But on the other hand, I'm so ready to get back into a routine again. And a manageable grocery bill...man can that kid eat!!
And I couldn't help but think about this time last year.
Be sure to check in tomorrow for 10 on Tuesday, a snapshot edition!
Sounds alot like my older boys summer! Very into legos & star wars! :)
Posted by: Joey | August 25, 2008 at 09:53 PM
My son (9) would love hanging out with Ty. In no particular order, his world revolves around legos, SW, the Star Wars legos, riding his RipStik, and playing video games. They'd get along beautifully!
Posted by: Athena | August 26, 2008 at 06:40 AM
I am SO GLAD I clicked to look at last year. That picture made my day.
Posted by: mc | August 26, 2008 at 01:49 PM
I'm gonna miss the late afternoon "what can I do for you?" visits. He is such a great kid.
Hope the littest T is feeling better today. Thinking of you guys.
Posted by: Alli | August 26, 2008 at 04:28 PM
Your son and my son sound exactly the same (minus the RipStick). My son is going to be 11 next month and I can't get pictures of him to save my life! He LOVES Star Wars, the Wii and riding his bike just like Ty...and books...oh the reading!! That's what he does ALL THE TIME!! Books everywhere!
It's great to see another 11 year old like mine :)
I get another week to have him home...going to have to take some pictures to wrap up his summer, thanks for the idea!!
Posted by: Tracy | August 26, 2008 at 05:40 PM
Wow.... this is a fabulous idea....
I want to try to remember to do this for my kids to show them when they get older what they were sooooo into that summer!
I just LOVE your work!!
thanks for all your ideas!
Love the new blog as well!
Posted by: abbey | August 27, 2008 at 09:44 AM