We still have a month left before school starts, but it feels like summer just started and now we are on the downhill side of it! It has been a pretty lazy summer. I decided early on that we wouldn't do a lot of planned activities. I hate looking at the calendar and seeing it fill up! With our vacation coming in the middle of the summer, our month of June was pretty quiet. No Vacation Bible Schools, No summer camps, no doctor's appointments. We enjoyed the library many days - computer time there as well. I was working at the table one afternoon (after getting back from the library) and thought 2 of the kids were in the front room reading. I glanced over and found all 4 of them together! They LOVE the library and finding new treasures to read!
Matt & Will took a long weekend trip to Dixon/Oregon, IL to attend the annual Great Lakes Letterbox gathering. It was a muggy, rainy and stormy weekend for them...but they found over 80 boxes and enjoyed time with lots of friends. Here is Will with his boxing buddy, Sam.
There are a few things we try to do every summer in the area. We have wanted to attend a River Bandits game (class A minor league affiliate of the Houston Astros) for a few years now but never "found time". This past weekend, we were given tickets for a game and the whole family was able to attend. We enjoyed the game and I enjoyed teaching the fine art of baseball rules to the kids. I think they are still confused! While there, we rode in the ferris wheel that overlooks the ballpark and the Mississippi River. A beautiful night on the river with good baseball!
As our time quickly dwindles, we look at our "to do list" for the summer and find that we have LOTS more to do before school starts. Aside from Jr Hi camp and a quick trip to Chicago, hopefully we can find time in August to check off the rest of our summer items!
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