26 days left of summer...WHAT?

Wow - I haven't posted since March??  I don't even remember March!  That was like 4 years ago, wasn't it?  Now we are heading towards the end of July.  What a great summer we are having though.  Let's do a quick recap - we kicked off the summer with our usual summer kick-off party with all our friends, then went to the yearly rodeo which is one of my kids absolute favorite things to do, we have been to several summer movies, obviously been to the pool hundreds of times, done some athletic camps, Bible school, went on a couples get away with friends (oh how I miss that weekend - what a blast!!) gone camping the last 3 weekends in a row (and yes, we survived the crazy heat!!), we hit the river and floated 4 miles with 11 kids and it was awesome, we have slept in, I took the kids on a mini road trip to Manhattan, watched cartoons, eaten ice cream almost every day (thanks mom for the amazing ice cream maker that we use WAY too much) and had a multitude of playdates and sleepovers.  So, what is left to do this summer?  Well, the annual World's of Fun trip is less than 2 weeks away - the kids are counting down the minutes, we are headed to Dodge City to where "real cowboys live" according to Lucas - who is PUMPED up to see real cowboys, he has his cowboy boots all shined up and next week we are spending the week at a friend's lake house.  It's been a busy, relaxing, fun summer that is going way too fast.  Soon all the kids will be back in school - oh wait...did I say ALL?  Why YES!  I did!!  Lucas starts pre-school this year so he will be one of the big kids for a few hours 3 days a week.  He is so excited and already has his backpack ready to go (he has had it ready since last February).  I will have a second grader, 1st grader, kindergartener and a preschooler - so exciting!!  As for today, I have 2 kids out at the farm and 2 boys still at home here.  Our plan?  eventually get up off this couch and be productive.  We'll see if that happens - the pool is sounding pretty nice...