Summer Fun: Week 3

It was back to camp this week for Dalton.  He enjoyed a reading and writing camp at the Y.  When asked what his favorite part of camp was this week, he quickly responded with getting to read all the silly stories and making crafts to go along with them.  I am very happy he enjoyed it, especially since most of his friends were doing football camp right next door.

While Dalton was at camp, Addie and I enjoyed a laid back week together.  We caught one of the summer $1 movies on Tuesday.  We decided to go see Yogi Bear since we were going camping at Jellystone over the weekend.  We meet some friends for storytime at the library on Wednesday.  We played at Y land or the splash pad almost every afternoon and then attended Crafternoon at the library after camp with all three of us one of the days.  It was a laid back week, but we still had tons of fun.

On Friday afternoon, we loaded up the car and anxiously awaited Daddy’s return from work.  Once he was home, we all piled in and headed down the road to Jellystone at Canyon Lake.

One the way there, Addie felt she needed to prepare for the weekend ahead by reading “Froggy goes camping”.  Dalton, on the other hand, was preparing for an alien attack.

Once we got there, Blake and I went to work setting up camp…

…while the kids sat and watched and Addie had her first encounter with a bug.

Home Sweet Home for the next two days….

The kids and their sticks…

The customary picture with Yogi….

…and with Cowboy Yogi.

Once we were all settled in, we enjoyed a quiet evening by the pool while the kids played.

Back at camp that evening, we enjoyed roasting some hotdogs for a late night snack…

….followed by some yummy s’mores.

Saturday morning, we woke up early (before the sun was completely up) to make some breakfast.

I cooked….

Addie helped set the table……

The boys helped eat….

Blake followed breakfast by enjoying a nice cup of coffee….

….while the kids enjoyed some Saturday morning cartoons!?!

We enjoyed lots of activities around camp that day:

Swinging and sliding at the park…

Digging in the dirt with Daddy…

Watching Daddy dig in the dirt….

Meeting the “REAL” Yogi bear (or a man in a costume as Dalton kept pointing out)…

Hey Hey rides (photo taken by Dalton)….

Arts and Crafts time in Jellystone Hall….

Panning for gold at the Gem Mine…

Lunch back at camp….

Followed by nap time/reading time to beat the heat….

An afternoon scavenger hunt….

A bandana	Yogi in a cowboy hat
A wagon wheel	Cactus
Cowboy coffee filter (aka sock)	Cowboy hat

We didn’t win the scavenger hunt but it was still fun!

We followed up the scavenger hunt with a game of candy bar BINGO in the air-conditioned hall.

Still no winners here but who doesn’t love a few games of BINGO.

We had avoided most of the scorching afternoon sun, so it was time to return to the pool to cool off.

Finally, it was back to camp to roast more hotdogs and s’mores around the fire for dinner.

A few more cartoons that evening and then it was time to turn in from our fun-filled and busy day at camp.

Sunday morning we slept in (until about 7am), had a quick and easy breakfast and packed up to leave.  The kids are already asking to go back!

Summer Fun: Week 2

Week two of summer vacation is upon us, which means it was Addie’s turn at camp while Dalton and I enjoyed some time together.

Dalton and I dropped a very excited little girl off at Dance Camp.  I, on the other hand, was surprised at how nervous I felt leaving Addie behind.  She’s attended preschool for the last two years, but I’ve always taught in a class just down the hall.  This was the first time I actually dropped her off and left her somewhere all on her own.  This picture was taken on Day 1.  You can see she reluctantly let me walk her all the way over to her camp meeting spot and take a quick picture.  On days 2-5, she would promptly inform me she wanted to walk over to her friends by herself after I signed her in.  Little Miss Independent!

After dropping Addie off on Monday, Dalton and I headed out to go bowling.  We had a good time, but I think he was disappointed he wasn’t able to run the score up on me like he does in Wii bowling.  Good thing that lane is so long and the balls are pretty heavy….it’s the only chance I stood at beating him.

On Tuesday, Dalton and I headed off to the Summer Movies at a nearby theater to watch Dolphin Tale.  It was a cute movie, although Dalton had seen it before and kept trying to tell me what was going to happen next.  After we picked up Addie from camp that afternoon, all three of us headed over to the library for some “Crafternoon” activities.  This week’s theme was Beach Crafts.

It was PACKED this week, but the kids still had a great time.  Dalton even ran into several kids he knew from church and school.

Later that evening, we had some friends over for dinner.  I think having friends come over to the house was the highlight of the day!

On Wednesday, Dalton wanted to go back to the movies to catch the showing of Happy Feet 2.  The only thing I can say about that movie is that I’m glad it was only $1.

On Thursday morning we headed up to the gym early.  Dalton took the orientation class so that he could start using some of the equipment with me.  He seems really excited since one of his goals he wrote down for this month was to exercise more.  (His summer activity workbook I bought has him set three goals each month so we went with it.)  Once we finished up there and dropped Addie off at camp, we headed across town to pick up Clayton.  Dalton loves spending time with his cousin and doesn’t often get the opportunity to do so without Addie tagging along.  The boys and I headed over to use up a Groupon and play putt-putt.

The weather was perfect….cool and overcast.  We even felt a sprinkle or two while we were there.

After putt-putt, we grabbed a quick lunch with Blake since we were on his side of town anyway.  After that it was time to head back across town to pick up Addie from camp then home to relax a bit before karate.  Clayton wanted to go watch Dalton and Blake in action at karate, so we just made it a family affair and all headed up to church that evening together.

Friday morning was Addie’s last day at camp, so the boys and I took advantage of the time and went swimming with some friends. 

Clayton went home on Friday evening, so we decided to just stay close to home and recover from the busy week.  The kids and I gave Blake his Father’s Day gift early.  Unfortunately I didn’t get a picture on the camera but I think he did with his phone.  Maybe he’ll post one for me?  (hint, hint)  It was a basket with a “Dozen Drinks and Desserts for a Deserving Dad.”  Dalton and I had gone to HEB earlier that week and made two of the mix and match beer six packs.  Blake LOVES dark beer and I have no clue what any of it tastes like, so Dalton and I just held it up to the light.  If we could see through it, it went back on the shelf….if we couldn’t, it went in the cart.  We figured he would enjoy sampling some of the goodies over the weekend rather than waiting until Sunday to get his basket.

Saturday morning I had a training for work, so Blake and the kids got to enjoy a quiet morning at home.  That evening we took him out to eat at his favorite little pizza place in downtown Cibolo.  If you haven’t been there with us, remind us to take you there next time you visit.  It’s wonderful!

Sunday we just enjoyed a morning at church, an afternoon nap and a quick walk around the neighborhood with the family that evening.

It has been an amazing summer break so far.  The kids, Blake and I are looking forward to making many more memories in the weeks to come!