I'm not a huge fan of fall. In my brain, fall is always cold and raining and dreary. There are MAYBE four nice days from October to May. I realize this isn't factual, but that's how I feel. On days like today, I already miss summer. 

This summer was one of our best! I took a whole lot of time off of work so I would be able to do some amazing things with them. 

For the first time in their lives, I was able to take them away for a full week. To a cottage in Muskoka!  This was huge for me. It's not something I really ever thought I could afford to on my own. But I had busted my butt all year to be able to do this for them. It was one of the funnest things we'd ever done! We went with two other families we love. Thirteen people in one home. It was quite the experience! We loved it so much.

We went camping quite a few times, as well as some adults only trips. PARENTS - MAKE SURE YOU DO THIS. Make sure you take some time away to just be YOU. Not a mom or a dad. Just grownups, being careless and carefree. While I absolutely adored my trips with my kids, some of the most fun I had was with my man and friends. It's really really nice to remember who I am, on my own, separate from my kids.

These past two years, especially, I feel like we have lost our sense of selves. Please make the effort to find yourself. Please make the effort to find your smile, your laugh. In any way that you can!

How was your summer?