Last Day of Summer Vacation

Usually I start the week before school starts to get my kids going to bed earlier and waking up earlier. Well this time I didn't do to well. So my husband had a great idea to wear out our kids so they would go to sleep at a decent hour. We decided to go on a long bike ride to Riverside Park, play for a while, and then ride to a Mexican Restaurant, eat, then ride home. We invited some friends and off we went. Here are the kids playing at the park. Jayden always comes up with the goofiest poses for the camera. His favorite is when he looks like a chipmunk. Not sure where that came from.

This tire swing was a big hit with all of the kids. Although Jayden and Emily starting looking a bit green after a while.

Jayden and his Em. They have so much fun together.

Sorry about the picture choice Joel, but Hallee has a HUGE smile and that doesn't always come easy to capture!!

See there's our little chipmunk...what a NUT!

Needless to say Jayden fell asleep on the couch fresh out of his shower and still just wrapped in his towel. The girls were asleep by about 8:30. Which is great considering they were night owls all summer. Thanks for thinking of this fun evening Joel!