Schools Out

...for a few weeks at least.

 

 

 

 

By the end of July, two of them will be back in school

but for now-

Let's Celebrate

Summer......So Far

Summer for us starts Memorial Day weekend.

We begin by hosting our annual Family BBQ and then the next three months ahead are for exploring, camping and finding ways to cool off.

So far we have been to the cabin and the lake for a quick but much needed get-away where we had lots of fun on the boat trying out the new tube.

Of course all that playing in the water and sun makes one quite hungry so by the beach, in the shade is the perfect place to eat.

 And time at the lake always includes fishing.

He caught the biggest fish.

 We celebrated Father's Day

 and then our oldest spent a week at a local EFY.

 

Where there were (apparently) twice as many girls as boys.

The dances he attended made him oh so giddy!  And the whole week

 was a wonderful experience for this young man.

 We took some time for a play date in Nanna and Papa's new neighborhood.  They moved to Daybreak where the community has it's own lake and all different kinds of playgrounds.

 

  We attended her first Dance Recital and she preformed.

 

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  And last night was the Rain Gutter Regatta for our Webelos Scout.

 

 The three kids who are still in school will FINALLY be done tomorrow.  Then on to more summer fun.

Project Completed

We both survived his "BIG Project" for the sixth grade History Fair.

The Black Plague was his subject and his complete project included:

A ten page written report, plus graphs and picture gallery, vocab words and definitions, position statement, opinion poll, time line, political cartoon, author's observations and bibliography all neatly put together in a three ring binder and that was just the written part of the project- you know the one we were racing to finish.  There was also a written speech with the speech report done in class, and then setup and presentation on History Fair Day which included the project display board with a decorated table complete with 5 items (2 handmade) and the student dressed in a costume.

I am so glad that project over with!!

  

Next big thing for this young man, Middle School...Yikes.

I also can't forget to mention he earned his Purple Belt in Karate.  It was one of those crazy busy soccer Saturdays way back in May, but his dad did watch him kick and chop his way to passing off all that was required.  Awesome!

The Joys of Year Round

This morning we were literally-

finishing typing,

printing papers,

numbering them,

shoving them into THE binder,

putting it into the backpack,

running out the door,

chasing after the school bus.

Big project due today on The Black Plague,

well at least the written part of it.

Presentation part happens next week.

End of school come more quickly, please.

NO.....wait.

If you end then three weeks later the new school years starts and summer as I would like to know it will be over.