Why, oh why, must summer end?

I truly think the end of summer is hurting me more than it hurts the kids!

This summer was the best summer of my life. Hands down it was the best.
And the funny thing is I said that last summer, too. Yet this was even better.

I wonder if homeschooling all year adds to my love of summer. I have run into so many moms and dads who are anxiously counting down the days until they can send their kids back to school. That makes me sort of sad. But that is another line of thought I don’t mean to go down now. We loved our summer. I loved our summer together. The carefree days were a sharp contrast from our normal, disciplined, week-to-week school schedules. Of course discipline is a blessing when you are trying to maintain order and continually move ahead in your studies. But boy, oh boy, does that freedom taste so SWEET as summer rolls in.

Without question, one of the BEST parts of summer this year were our season passes to Seabreeze. God-willing and budget-able we will do this again next year, too. The passes allow 15 visits, but for some reason I keep counting 16 for us. No one at the ticket booth can explain, but we appreciated it. We are one of the few families I have talked with that actually used all of our visits. So – without further adieu – the top eleven reasons we will do Seabreeze season passes again next year.

11. It cost me less than $12 a visit, total.
10. Seabreeze allows you to bring your own food in.
9. The wave pool rocks and there are waterslides for the whole family!
8. Free parking! Woo Hoo!
7. Rides of every size and you don’t have to walk miles between them.
6. Angel will grow that extra inch over the year and then be eligible for the 38″ rides
5. Champ will grow that extra inch over the year and then be eligible for the 48″ rides.
4. Seabreeze waffles – LEGENDARY!
3. The log flume ride is still THE BEST RIDE IN THE WORLD, um, according to ME!
2. Cirque En Vol. The athlete show. See all the posts regarding them below!!!
1. I FELT LIKE WE WERE LIVING ON VACATION!!!!!
This is Angel being an acrobat!!

And while we are on the subject of Seabreeze…

Those of you who have been reading our blog this summer know how deeply my kids have loved the atheletes of Cirque En Vol. Did I mention we took them zucchini bread one day? Well, during their 3 P.M. show our last day while the athletes were taking their bows, they recognized my kids as their number one fans and the kids got a round of applause.
AND…

after the 7 P.M. two of the athletes, Alex and J.F. TOOK MY KIDS ON TWO RIDES!

That was like me getting to have dinner with Dr. Dobson!
The kids were delighted.
So was I.

J.F., Champ, Beau, Skeezix and Alex!