The Last Day of Summer

It's truly hard to believe the boys start school tomorrow. Today was such a typical summer morning for us - me working early, one boy sleeping in, and taking them to camp late. But then I picked them up early and we headed to the school open house to meet their teachers (which I've been told are both very good) and drop off supplies. The boys were most excited to see their SAC (after school program) leaders.

We then headed to Denver to meet our old nanny for an early dinner. We met on Broadway and then walked a few blocks (always an opportunity for life education when walking on Broadway) to a cute pizzeria. D-man was quite impressed with the atmosphere and the service. T-man picked out the coolest shaped table in the place. And yes, that is a Denver police office paying for his pizza in the background. 

We runs walked back down Broadway and went to Sweet Action ice cream which has some ridiculous flavors - I had Stranahan's Whiskey Brittle and Maggie had Honey jalepeno pickle! It was so great to catch up with Maggie on her brief stop in Denver. She spent the summer traveling throughout Europe and spent the last 6 walking across Spain! Now she is off to graduate school in Ireland. Oh to be 22 again! 

It was a bittersweet night tucking in the boys. While the school year will bring routine back to our lives, it signals another summer in the books. When I tucked in D-man, he said it will be tough to beat this summer. T-man asked why the summer went so quickly, but the days go by slowly. It is so true T-man, the days are long, but the years are short. I got a little misty-eyes tucking my little guy in - just a reminder of how lucky we are to have such wonderful boys. I think the rainbow on our drive home was a reminder of the amazing summer we had.