the Beginning of Summer

We started a new behavior incentive at our house.

The kids can earn GOTCHA tickets, for good behavior

(listening the first time, not complaining, doing extra helpful things, etc)

After ALL 3 OF THEM earned 10 I said we could

sleep on the tramp, since they have been begging to do it.

Well they earned it more quickly than I anticipated,

in just one week, and so I was bound to

join them on the tramp for a night of restful sleeping...

NOT REALLY. After about an hour Ash went inside

because he wanted to sleep in his own bed.

That made it a little better, but we woke up

several times with blankets all over the place and

the other two continuously rolling on top of me!

FINALLY at about 4:30 Ame and Kaipo

agreed we should go inside and get a few hours

of good sleep. Thank goodness!

Now that they have done it, hopefully they won't

be asking to do it again for a LONG time:?!

But it was a fun memory made!

The beautiful WARM weather has finally made it

so we headed to the pool.

We traded Kaipo for Ella,

for a few days. In addition to swimming,

late nights, movies, makeup, and lots of GIRL fun

the girls also planned a LIMEade stand.
Of course it is never as $$ producing as they would

have hoped, but that is just one of the many

summer fun MUST dos...

and so summer has REALLY begun and we are lovin' it!