That happy medium between being too busy and too bored in the summertime -- I think we accomplished it as well as we could this summer. There are so many great things to try when school is out. I'm loving this summer thing. My kids are so much happier than they were in May!
M loved attending horse camp again this year. My future farmer is doing great grooming and riding a horse! A big thank you to my mother who helped drive her to and from. It allowed K and D to chose other activities and N to not be in the mini van so much.
K went to the M family sewing camp. We love going to their house. They charge $45 for Tuesday, Wednesdayand Thursday. That leaves Mondays and Fridays free and believe me, the quality for the price is great. I told the children whenever they wanted to go, I was fine with it. M and N chose gardening/science camp one week and D chose water camp another. They were great.
D returned to L Indoor Soccer and to Ninja Camp. He chooses more activities and seems to have more energy to burn. I'm a-ok with that and so are his sisters. They can be super girly while he's not around so it's a win-win for everyone.
I did encourage the older 3 to spend a morning at the gymnastics studio when they held Star Wars camp during a week when we had dentist appointments. What Star Wars fan can give up that opportunity, right?
As a side note, K and I went to the W family's going away party with our old ward even though everyone was excited that Hubby's parents were coming to visit. E still reigns as K's all time favorite babysitter and the W family, with Brother W being the bishop when I was YW president and how much he helped our family and watching Sister W recover from her car accident with fortitude and such a great attitude... we will miss them so much. Our old ward seems to be shrinking -- so many good families moving away. You know what the best part of going to an open house like that is? Feeling loved. I feel pure, Christ like love for me and my family when I am around them. When we moved here Hubby and I were newlyweds. Nine years late, when we moved out, we just had our 4th baby blessed in that ward. Memories and love.
While Hubby's parents were here they gave us some old photographs from his Grandmother. They were so fun to look at with him. Many of them I had never seen before. It will be a blast to update the scrapbook I made him years ago. His parents weren't here long. They actually came for two overnighters on the way to and from a vacation to the Great Smokey Mountains. I loved hearing all about their trip. I had considered going there since I have a relative who lives near where they went. They also toured Biltmore, which was the setting for a recent book club book, Seraphina and the Black Cloak. Turns out you're not taken to the basement on the tour. Lol.
Add in a Cub Scout hike for D, Hannah's bridal shower for me, a concert at the public library for M and N, plus an air show for all of us and presto! Just like that, June was over.
P.S. We are loving our strawberry patch, the stroller our neighbors gave us -- Marshmallow has been getting rides inside, and playing badminton together as a family.
P.P.S. I just had to add in a little of this summer fun: how many sisters can you fit inside a tunnel? All of them!
We also had some great flea market finds in June. We went in search of a dresser for K's closet now that she doesn't want me choosing outfits for her anymore and putting them in bins in the bottom of her closet. Perfect fit! We also happened to find a printer's tray to store Lego mini figures in and decorate another basement wall (for a great price). I am also totally in love with my WWII era sewing cabinet to organized all my mending and sewing on of Girl Scout and Boy Scout patches. It is doubling as an end table by the sofa in the basement. I'm totally willing to spend money on vintage items as long as they are functional too!
Just had to add in this cute picture of K and the magic color changing TCBY spoon. While Hubby took D on his Cub Scout hike, I took the girls for frozen yogurt. Shhh, don't tell D! I think he would have chosen the treat instead too, but I heard they had a blast.
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