Summer Routine

June 21, 2008 > 8 Comments

The past few days have shown me the need for a summer routine. Usually we school through the summer, but after this year we needed a little break. We will probably pick school back up the first week of August, so until then we need to find something to do with all of our free time. Well, I don’t need to find anything to do with my free time, I have countless sewing projects, emails to respond to, bills to pay, rooms to paint, clothes to sort, furniture to paint, boxes to unpack, shelves to build, blogs to read, school planning to do, and a garage to clean. My kids however, don’t seem to have anything to do but to get into trouble.

So I have decided to start a little summer routine.

Wake up Check email Make breakfast (I hope to start the older kids making breakfast for the family at least a few days a week by the end of the summer) Get dressed Go to the park Leave the park and go on a walk Come home, eat a cookie on the front porch Color/ draw Eat lunch Toddler Naps

That is as far as I have planned out my routine. In the evening Dad has been coming home and either taking them to the pool or the park to wear them out before bed. It is working. The kids love this routine so far because they know they get to play at the park and the big kids know they will get to hike. My oldest is also earning some P.E. hours because she has been playing basketball during our park time. The other benefit is that I am getting some exercise pushing the double jogger all over the base.

Here are some pictures from our park/hikes this week.

I hope I can keep this up throughout the summer, the kids are behaving much better and sleeping soundly at night.

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8 Responses to “Summer Routine”

Lawanda
June 21st, 2008 @ 2:25 am

I adore summer, because the kids WEAR themselves OUT! hehehe

You have some beautiful kiddos there!! Sounds like they are going to have a lovely childhood summer!

World's Greaetest Mommy
June 21st, 2008 @ 2:47 am

I’m creating some routines, too. Without them, summer would quickly turn from fun to frantic!

Kelsey
June 21st, 2008 @ 4:13 am

What fun your so much better then us because we have no schedule at all haha

Alisa
June 21st, 2008 @ 4:19 pm

Sounds like a fun summer so far. You’re already doing more than we are here. We’ve just been hanging out and relaxing after all the business of school coming to an end and baseball season. I’m figuring sometime next week I’ll need to start our routine going.

Christine
June 22nd, 2008 @ 1:59 am

Summer schedule sounds like an oxymoron but you’re so right about the kids needing it! We take school off in July but our June schedule is much more slimmed down. I can’t do the hiking, however, since I am incredibly sensitive to poison ivy! I just got done with a big round of steroids…

Enjoying your blog! Came here from the group blog you are involved with…

Miss Jen
June 22nd, 2008 @ 10:25 am

Summer schedule seems to be critical at our house too! Too much unstructured time seems to lead to trouble! Good luck!

Buildeth Her House
June 22nd, 2008 @ 2:43 pm

Yeah I agree that you have to fill your summer with some sort of routine ~not that I’m good at doing that myself : ) But it seems if you don’t chaos reigns.

I would love to see the pictures on this post but their taking for ever to download…guess that’s how it is when I have dial up.

Monday Meanderings | The Happy Housewife
June 24th, 2008 @ 2:23 pm

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