10 Things I Will Miss

Even though Summer isn't technically over for a couple more weeks, Labor Day is kind of the "unofficial" end of Summer. Which would mean Summer is over as we speak. This does not make me happy. There is always a few really nice days throughout September and even into October though so no worries yet, right!? Besides, Fall can be a really great season. In fact, it is one of my favorite seasons (you know, after Spring and Summer) and really the only bad thing about it is that it means Winter is next. Anyway, here are 10 things that I will miss about Summer:

1. Eating out on our deck. I love our back yard, we are on the edge of our development and our deck is looking out towards the woods. It's so peaceful and honestly who doesn't love eating outside in the fresh air. Bonus: No messy floor to clean up after dinner!

2. Water activities. We have spent a lot of our summer having picnics at the river, going to the beach, slip-n-sliding, and just hanging out at our house with the pool. Our kids love the water, they will totally miss it too!

3. Flip Flops. I am one of those people that break out the sandals at the very first sight of Spring...and once they are out there is no more socks for this girl. (Which can mean a couple days of super cold feet when our wonderful Midwest weather changes by 60 degrees in a day.) I don't even know how many pairs of sandals/flip flops I own. I have them in every color, even though honestly I wear my black Croc flip flops almost every day. (They are wonderful AND look nothing like original Crocs!)

4. Summer food. Nothing beats juicey watermelon and fresh corn on the cob.

5. Hosing down our highchair outside. No kidding, I do this sometimes on a daily basis. Braden is one and the highchair gets messy...enough said! I'm not going to really pick favorites on this list, but I would have to say this one might be really close to the top.

6. Walks. We go out walking a lot in the Summer. We walk to town, to the library, to the park, pretty much anywhere we can. My favorite is our Sunday walks with all 4 of us to the gas station to get a newspaper.

7. Storms. I love listening to the thunder and rain, especially during the night. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of our tornado sirens going off and 1 inch hail hitting our house but a good thunderstorm is awesome. Bonus: We don't have to water the lawn and it's green as can be!

8. Playgrounds. We spend so much time going to new and different playgrounds and also hanging out on our own swing set right in the back yard. It's a great inexpensive (FREE!) way to spend hours. Alexa and Braden could slide, swing and play in the sand forever if we let them. And being able to step right out our back door and swing anytime we want is awesome too...yes we have played in our sandbox many times while still in our jammies! :)

9. The sun. I love the long days of summer. The sun is up when you wake (well, sometimes) and it's stays out late. I love it. I don't like when it gets dark at 5:00pm, it's so depressing to me, and it makes me tired...I think.

10. My husband. The end of Summer means back to school Matt goes. It can be hard on all of us...Matt is so busy working full time and going to school and every week there is a 3 day period when we won't hardly even see him because he is gone all day. I miss him, the kids miss him and I know he misses us too. It can make for some long semesters but we make do and he will finally be done this coming May and we will have him all to ourselves again!

What does everyone else miss about Summer?
You know, unless you live in Texas and you have been waiting for Fall to come so you can go outside. :)