Summer is closing in on me!

I am lamenting today because we only have four weeks until school starts again! That's nothing! I can not believe that this summer has flown by so fast. We are not prepared to begin again because then, before I know it, Christmas will be here. I don't even want to think about it!
I haven't posted in a while but we really haven't done anything noteworthy. We went to Lowe's last Saturday and built treasure chests. I thought they were going to lead us in a step by step exercise but it was just a free for all really. Thankfully, Carter is a master direction reader and did his all on his own. John Michael needed help and doing that while holding a screaming baby was a real challenge!
Last night we went to the Sauta Cave to see the grey bats. It is a nursery cave so in July and August, it is really amazing. There are just hundreds of thousands of bats. Carter likes it because there is a stream next to it and he catches frogs and lizards and crawdaddies. You can walk right up to the mouth of the cave and it is so cool * you know caves are a constant 68 degrees.* They just had so much fun there!
John Michael got a little courageous yesterday and started playing gator in the pool with the big boys. That is all he is talking about today! How they didn't even catch him. He just attracts all sorts of friends and they just all adore him. I think it is because he is so easy going and likable.
Laurel has been waking up extremely early as of late and it is making me tired. I can handle the lack of sleep, it is the get right-to-itness that makes it a rough start to the day.
Carter went fishing with my father and talked about bass for the next two days. He absolutely loves to fish more than anyone I know, and I think that also includes my father! He had the best time because, not only did he get to fish, he got to be alone without his siblings. He needed it! Everyone likes a little attention to themselves once and a while.
And we have soccer sign ups this week! Ugh! Davis is once again soccer coordinator so it will be busy, busy!