Summer daze

This summer is flying by so fast! We are having so much fun, though! We've been sleeping in and then eating 'brunch' and going swimming with my Aunt Shannon and cousin, Reggie, who will be in 4th grade. The kids just love Reggie! Then we take naps and play with the neighbor boys. Madelynn and Tyse are inseparable- if they grow up and date each other, we have so many embarrassing pictures of them!
This week is Vacation Bible School. Trenton has trouble with this kind of activity because it's not nearly as structured as 'regular' school. They sing and dance in the church sanctuary and that is definitely out of the norm for church behavior and he dislikes it. He will usually cover his ears, hide under the pew and cry. I feel so bad this year, in particular, because his school year speech para arranged for her daughter to be his VBS para. (She is wanting to be a special ed teacher, so it is good practice for her). He has 1 on 1 assistance and is still not a fan of VBS. She is a lot of help, though because he is excused from the beginning and end of day commotion and she takes him into the nursery to watch videos. She says he's been doing really well with the rest of the day. I'm not helping this year (he does better if I'm not around, sadly), so I don't know first hand, but I'll take her word for it. This morning, he didn't want to go so bad he ran away from home and ended up in the neighbor's (Gina's) kitchen. I was pretty happy that if he was going to run to a neighbor's house, he chose the one that would send him back home. It happened so fast- I just went inside long enough to grab my cell phone and he was gone. I don't want to keep him out of extra-curricular activities just because he doesn't like the different type of structure, but I feel bad making him do things he dislikes. I'm not sure where that boundary is- I want him to participate in activities outside of school with his friends so that he maintains the friendships with his same age peers, but if he's hiding and covering his ears, his first grade peers won't understand that, either. It's a tough decision and a fine line. I'm sure in 20 years we'll have all the answers, but right now it's tough.
I updated our calendar in the kitchen and realized we only have 3 weeks of summer left- then reality will hit again and we'll have to set an alarm and have a normal bedtime. Chances are pretty good I'll have to cook again, too. We've had quick dinners and BBQ- plus we've eaten out a lot this summer. When reality hits, this wonderful daze we've been in all summer will suddenly come to a halt. I have to say, though, that in a way I'm looking forward to school starting and going back to work. I'll miss Kaydence, but I've had a pretty awesome maternity leave all summer, and I miss my students!