last week of summer fun

a recap of our last week of summer...

monday, brendan figured out one way to beat the heat is to do something water-related.  every time he plays with the water table, he is more and more active with it.  he was soaked from his own choosing, but he loved it.

tuesday was the big day!!!  august 14 was FULL of birthday celebrations for our special guy.  he insisted we go to le peep for his birthday, and who can argue with a birthday boy?!  clearly, he wanted his birthday pancake.  we picked up a cupcake for later in the day and came back for birthday naps.  katy arrived in time for dinner and presents so we headed to pappasito's to cap off the day.  i was so proud of brendan for handling the (unexpected) birthday singing so well.  again, he wanted to touch the candle but settled for the whipped cream and ice cream.  the rest of us were happy to share his free dessert especially he still had his crave cupcake to demolish at home.

 wednesday was party recovery day and a dip into the reality quickly approaching.  brendan and i paid my school a visit, and i loaded him and my supplies up in his new wagon and around the school we went!  to pass the time later that evening while lee was golfing, i made us some homemade fun:  a cardboard box tunnel.  brendan would follow his toys through the tunnel and be so excited when he made it through.

thursday i took my first step into the world of homemade pizza making.  other than a slight mishap in the dough-rising process, the pizza turned out to be a success.  check out that yummy shrimp (got it on sale...woohoo)...

friday, we had probably the most successful tax-free shopping experience with minimal crowds to fight.  we also visited the children's museum in the woodlands for the first time.  brendan is just on the brink of really loving and taking full advantage of that place.  he did love the slide though and got quite brave at climbing up and sliding down.

the only picture i have from saturday is a shot of the most incredible nap-head you have ever seen.  am i right?!

 sunday night, we said goodbye to summer over dinner at jason's deli and prayed for positive school years for each of us and enjoyed one last schedule-free, lesson-planning-free night as a family.  brendan did not really notice either way the change coming, but he did really dig the jason's deli ice cream.