{"id":12475,"date":"2015-06-18T14:24:53","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T14:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/?p=12475"},"modified":"2020-08-20T18:11:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T22:11:48","slug":"finding-our-summer-groove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/18\/finding-our-summer-groove\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding our Summer groove"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is our first Summer in our house and it has been slow to find our groove<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5848.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A5848\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5848.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5848-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5848-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5848-348x232.jpg 348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I think it&#8217;s because we left for the beach the day after school ended.  And when we came back Blake went right into drivers ed, Cole into all day adventure camp, and Eva into Safety City.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5854.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A5854\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5854.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5854-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5854-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oh and Austin has XC practice twice a day and is working full time for our contractor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5858.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A5858\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5858.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5858-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5858-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So there have been no sleeping in lazy summer days.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5861.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A5861\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5861.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5861-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5861-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At least not yet.  Next week Blake will be done with drivers ed but most likely starting a (at least part time) job.  Eva will still have Safety City but I think Cole has the week off.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5864.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A5864\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5864.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5864-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5864-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have never had a summer with all 4 kids doing so many different things.  I have to admit it&#8217;s not feeling much like summer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5869.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A5869\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5869.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5869-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5869-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And then there is the rain.  It has been raining for the last four days.  All day every day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5880.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A5880\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5880.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5880-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5880-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These pictures are from May.  Back when it felt like Summer<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5881.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A5881\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5881.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5881-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5881-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hoping we find our new groove soon- I&#8217;m afraid it won&#8217;t happen until the week before school starts!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5870.jpg\" alt=\"Q14A5870\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5870.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5870-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5870-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is our first Summer in our house and it has been slow to find our groove I think it&#8217;s because we left for the beach the day after school ended. And when we came back Blake went right into drivers ed, Cole into all day adventure camp, and Eva into Safety City. Oh and Austin has XC practice twice a day and is working full time for our contractor. So there have been no sleeping in lazy summer days. At least not yet. Next week Blake will be done with drivers ed but most likely starting a (at least part time) job. Eva will still have Safety City but I think Cole has the week off. We have never had a summer with all 4 kids doing so many different things. I have to admit it&#8217;s not feeling much like summer. And then there is the rain. It has been raining for the last four days. All day every day. These pictures are from May. Back when it felt like Summer Hoping we find our new groove soon- I&#8217;m afraid it won&#8217;t happen until the week before school starts!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Q14A5870.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12475"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17471,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12475\/revisions\/17471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}