2018 :: week 30

July 15

Nursery was a little crazy Sunday. We had a full house with nine kids! We have to take the table down and lay it flat on the floor as soon as we finish snack time because we have too many climbers. Otherwise they either climb on the assembled table or try to knock over the disassembled table leaned against the wall. After church we had a meeting with all of the newly called nursery workers. We will now have teams of two coming in once a month, with Shannon and I coming in every other week and as needed. We will see how this rotation turns out.

July 16

Monday was busy, but it was a great start to the week! I got up early to go for a walk and started the laundry. I put the last load in the dryer right before we left to meet up with a great group of friends at the Splash Pad. I had fun talking to my friends and the kids had fun playing with theirs. That afternoon we folded laundry, took Will to piano lessons and went to the pool for our FHE activity. I love it when we start the week of on a high note.

July 17

Tuesday was overcast and we met the Ules for a $1 summer movie. We watched Ferdinand. It was pretty good, but Elliott and I had to take a walk in the middle of the movie to get him refocused. It's hard for a little guy to sit still for two hours. Luckily the theater wasn't crowded and we were able to get some wiggles out on the side aisles without bothering others.

July 18

Lauren, Will and Will's friend Landon started their 3 day art camp at the Kemper Museum Wednesday. Will and Landon attended together last year.  Last year they raised the age from 5 to 6, so Lauren had been anxiously waiting for her turn to go. The theme of the week was miniatures, and at the end of the week they came home with a shoebox sized "studio" of the work they created.
While they were at art camp Elliott and went shopping for school supplies. I let the kids help pick out backpacks and lunch boxes, but have found it is so much easier to buy school supplies without their input.

July 19

We signed Lauren up for a few sessions of "tutoring" with her kindergarten teacher this summer. She meets Ms. Ringgenberg and a few classmates once a week for five weeks to work on sight words, reading and math. I am working on the same things with her at home, but thought it might be a good idea to have her teacher (whom Lauren adores) reinforce the things we are working on. Lauren has loved it and the fact that they meet at the library (an approximately three minute drive from our home) has made it worth the cost.

July 20

Swimming after art camp! The best part about art camp has been playdates with Landon every day after they get home. They played at our house one day, Landon's house another and the pool the next!

July 21

Saturday was a busy day! In the morning it was our turn to clean the chapel. Then I went out to brunch at a restaurant opened by a family that has been investigating the church for the past year with some girls from the ward. While I was gone Anthony and the kids did some household chores and also figured out how to unlock our bathroom door from the outside (it had accidentally gotten locked the night before and it has a different type of lock than the rest of our door knobs). I took a meal to a family in the ward and we dropped it off on our way to the pool. It was our first visit to Young's Pool this year and it did not disappoint! The Throssell's were there, which made it extra fun. Will got to ride down both slides, Lauren rode down the twisty one twice and the both used the high dive. Due to updated state regulations, Young's is the only Overland Park pool with a high dive. Elliott loved the whale slide that is just a little bit taller and faster than the hippo at Bluejacket.