2018 :: week 25

June 10

We spent a lot of time with my family on Sunday. We stopped by my parents house before church to play and visit. Jill and Laura left after Sacrament Meeting to fly back to Utah, but Melanie stayed until Monday. After dinner we tried to get a picture of the grandkids with Memaw and Pepaw, but at the end of a long day that is easier said than done. Elliott's "cheese" face cracks me up!

June 11

Melanie and Leah squeezed in one last pool trip before they headed to the airport Monday evening.

June 12

I copied my friend Emilee's idea to have the kids do Summer Reading Bingo. Part of our summer routine is the have them read for thirty minutes each day. The kids like to read in general, but have been lacking in enthusiasm. When I asked them if they would like to earn a small prize each week for completing a bingo they were on board and excited. Basically they pick a way to read and then go for it. Will chose "read in a fort" and built this fort out of couch cushions. He is reading Superfudge. Lauren was up in her room reading Pete the Cat to her stuffed animals.

June 13

Wednesday morning while the kids were in swimming lessons I was talking with another mom about how cool it felt. It was about 80 degrees and nice and breezy. I asked the kids if they would like to go blueberry picking and they said yes. We went home, the kids changed and we headed to The Berry Patch. We picked berries for a bit and then ate a picnic lunch. It was a fun excursion.

June 14

Lauren found our missing game of Sleeping Queens when we were tidying up this week and it has quickly become part of our daily routine. We played a few rounds after dinner Thursday. Elliott is expressing interest in playing and usually wants to be on Daddy's team. Now that Lauren is more confident with her addition skills she is playing a lot better.

June 15

After we finished our Meals on Wheels route we visited the recently revamped Sapling Grove Park. Elliott and I had visited it earlier in the week while Anthony took the older kids to Family Night at Scout Camp and was anxious to go back with the big kids. We drive past the park when we deliver our meal and have watched the progress of the park over the past several months. The city added a small water feature and the boys had fun running through the streams of spray. It was a very hot day and the water was very refreshing. I am hoping to get to another spray park next week.

June 16

Will's baseball team had their last game today and he went out with a bang. With two outs in the last inning he hit an RBI double, keeping the team alive. The team lost, but he was happy to end the season on a high note. He mainly played first base this year and he did a pretty good job, he got four put-outs today. It has been so fun seeing him improve and excel at the game he loves.