Wow, I guess it has been awhile since I've updated. As always, no news is good news. It has been busy, busy, busy around here!!
The school year ended with several field trips and a class program for Katelyn. The report cards came home on the last day of school and we are so proud of both kids! Katelyn had all A's and B's. I cannot even begin to describe the hard work and effort she put into her schoolwork this year. Where most kids can rush through their homework in 30 minutes, Katelyn and I would be at the kitchen table for hours. Sometimes there were tears and frustration (from both of us -ha), but it truly paid off !! Carson also had great scores! To see the progress he made from the start of Kindergarten, to the end of the year...truly amazing !! He knows many words and can read age level books in lightning speed.
To celebrate the end of the year, we took an afternoon and went to Nickelodeon Universe. The best part of the trip was that several other families from our neighborhood went along, too. There were 9 kids total. It was so fun to watch them go "wild" on all the rides ! There are a couple new pics posted from the day.
The kids got to spend their first week of summer vacation with Grandma and Grandpa in South Dakota. They went camping for a few days, went to a movie and enjoyed visiting the horses by Grandpa's house. The weather was cold and rainy, but they managed to make the best of it! I drove to pick them up and spent the weekend. The weather improved and we were able to get out to the lake house to open up and clean so it is all ready for some summer fun. We look forward to spending a week around the 4th of July there.
The kids are both enrolled in Summer Campus, which is a fun summer school program that runs Mon.-Thurs. from 9 a.m - noon. It gives them something to do each day so I don't have to hear "I'm bored. Plus, it keeps up their school skills and allows them to see old friends and make new friends, too. This program runs until mid-July.
Katelyn is currently at Camp Oz for the week. We dropped her off on Sun. and will pick her back up on Fri. evening. She was so excited for camp to start!!! She is in a cabin with 10 other 9-11 year old girls. Several of the girls had attended camp last year, so it was comforting for Katelyn to see some familiar faces. They have many activites planned for the week including swimming, horseback riding and lots of nature hikes and games. I am a bit concerned about the heat - with heat indexes at around 105 degrees today. Hopefully, they find a way to keep the kids cool and safe. I am sure this isn't the first time temps. have gotten that high during camp week. Can you tell I'm giving myself a little pep talk there?
Carson has been enjoying his "alone" time with Mom and Dad. Last night he tagged along to dinner as Pete and I celebrated our 13 year wedding Anniversary. It was fun having him along!! Yesterday he and I spent the day out in our pool splashing around and staying cool. Tonight we have T-ball - so we'll be packing lots of Gatorade and water!! Tomorrow we have promised him we would go to the opening night of Transformers 2 - he can hardly wait!! He woke up in the middle of the night last night missing his sister. He will be happy to have her home again. We all will !! I'll try to post again after camp...
That's the news from here. Hope you are all having a fun and safe summer so far!!
