Hooray for Summer!!!

Today was our first "official" day of summer vacation.  Vacation - an interesting word.  Here is the itinerary from our first day of "vacation".

6:30 a.m.  Up to shower and get ready before the boys wake up
7:00 a.m.  Jace awakes
7:30 a.m.  Drew & Jaxson wake up
8:15 a.m.  We are all dressed, had breakfast (except Mom of course) and headed out the door.
8:20 a.m.   Drop Jace off at Grandma Joyce's
8:30 a.m.   Arrive at summer school - Mom to teach and the big boys to learn
9:20 a.m.   Grandma picks Drew up from summer school to meet Grandpa Dale to take Drew to                       Explorers Camp
10:10 a.m.  Mom and Jaxson leave summer school and go get Jace from Grandma Joyce's
10:30 a.m.   Arrive home to have a quick snack and start a load of laundry
10:45 a.m.   Leave for Emmetsburg to run some errands and get groceries
11:45 a.m.   Play at the park - which I might add is RIGHT by the tornado siren which sounds at noon
12:01 p.m.  Leave park because Jace is traumatized by the noon whistle :)
12:30 p.m.   Pick Drew up from Explorers Camp
12:45 p.m.  Eat lunch and find tick #1 in Mom's hair
 1:00 p.m.  Big boys play the Wii, Jace plays with his farm, and Mom plays Candy Crush
 1:30 p.m.  Jace goes down for a nap, Mom folds laundry, Drew complains about being bored already, and Jax plays more Wii
 2:15 p.m.  Jace is still sleeping, Mom is still folding laundry (and watching Teen Mom 2 shhhh), and the big boys have set up their "hurdles" outside
 3:00 p.m.  Jace wakes up and we are now all outside being eaten by gnats and playing, find tick #2 on Jace's leg
 4:30 p.m.   We go inside for a snack and to "relax" for awhile - find tick #3 on Jace's head
 5:15 p.m.  Get Drew ready for baseball practice and take off for the ballfield
 5:35 p.m.  Return home and Jace and Jax go with Dad while Mom gets in a 2 mile run
 6:05 p.m.  Mom returns and starts supper - National Burger Day so burgers of course
 6:20 p.m.  Jaxson returns home while Dad and Jace go get Drew from practice
 7:00 p.m.  Dad, Drew, and Jace finally return home to supper on the table
 7:20 p.m.  Dad and Drew leave to go AI a cow 
 7:40 p.m.  Jace, Jax, and Mom take care of Drew's bottle calf - bottle and fresh water
 7:55 p.m.  Drag Jace in the house because we're being eaten alive by gnats
 8:00 p.m.  Jace plays in his farm, Jax plays the Wii, and Mom plays Candy Crush while hooking up wagons for Jace
 8:40 p.m.  Bedtime snack, pjs on, teeth brushed
 9:10 p.m.  Jace and Jax to bed, Mom blogs, and Dad and Drew still aren't home yet

Can't wait for Day #2 of Summer "Vacation"