Goodbye Summer. SAD TO SEE YOU GO.

I know it seems I've been MIA. But August has really crept up on me and I can't wrap my head around that this Fall, both my babies will be going to school! Yay me!! Mr. Fliz and I have successfully raised our kids this far. Hi five's all around. Micro will be entering TK (Transitional Kindergarten-now officially a new grade in our state) this year, and Micron will be going to pre-school. She'll finally get to bring home and show-off her own crafts she makes ;)

I will be "kid-free" three days out of the week (Micron attends preschool 3 days/wk) and I'm hoping to find some work. I've been on and off looking for work since I've had Micron, but due to how young the kids were and with Micro's preschool schedule, finding time to commit and look for a job has been daunting. Not only that, any positions offered to me, I was unable to do because I had a hard time finding someone to care and help out with my kids before 6 a.m. My job options are a bit limiting because of these two guys and we simply cannot afford a live-in nanny, nor do we want one. With any luck, the next year God will bless me with some positive news on the employment front. 

Micro starts school next week, and this final week of "summer," has us doing lots of playdates and hitting up the pool, which has unofficially become our "second home" these past three months. It will still be summer here in the Bay Area, but I'm sure the weather will start cooling down and the days will become shorter. This has been an incredible summer. We started off with a "family race", then a trip to Disneyland/California Adventure, spent an endless amount of time at our pool with family and friends (that included several weeks of swim class/lessons for my two kids), a bit of camping, a trip to Tahoe, chalk-drawing outside, bike rides, and lots of bbq's. The kids both learned to swim and I'm so proud of all their accomplishments and improvements on that front. 

My baby girl will turn 3 in two weeks and before you know it, she'll start school by mid September. Where did the time go? Seriously. Below are snippets of our summer and here's to a crazy start to Fall and looking forward to our HI trip in a few months! 

Yeah Summer 2013 in full Effect!!

Aerial Assault!

Check out those tan lines! A true California girl!

Tahoe Time!!!

It's August, and the weather in the Bay Area is cooling down (well, not this week) as the East Coast is getting hammered with some rain! Two weekends ago we had our epic Lake Tahoe Family getaway. Epic, because it was 20 friends and family partying it up at Kings Beach in Lake Tahoe. We all survived. Thankfully.

My kids had plenty of cousins time and we hadn't had a family getaway like this in years. Forever, really. There was enough food to feed our neighbors next door, and then some. There was also plenty of beer, wine, and sangria to keep partying well into the wee hours of the morning. For some, it was like reliving their twenty-something days. Ahh. 

We spent one long day at the lake soaking in some major rays, and enjoying water sports. We rented two homes to accommodate everyone. While Mr. Fliz, Micron, and I stayed in the one house with friends and their kids, Micro was at the "main house" having a blast with his cousins. Basically, it was like we had one child with us most of the trip. Mr. Fliz and I managed to get plenty of one-on-one quality time with Micron when we weren't in the main house. It was really special since Micron is the youngest, she's never known much of being the sole receiver of our undivided attention. I think she lavished in all the attention we gave her. That's good, because come this September, she'll be entering pre-school. Can you believe it?

Below are pics from the trip. Summer, don't go away just yet. Hang on, just a bit longer, please.

Even Mochi, our dog, made the trek!

My crazy family. Love, love, love.