Skype-ing

[Good Times]

I'll Probably Get Killed for Sharing this Picture,

Even Though it was Evening Here,

He had Just Rolled out of Bed at 6AM

Where He was.

And Apparently,

He Needed a Good Nose Picking.

Cub Scout Camp

Look Who Got to Take a Car Load of Cub Scout to Day Camp

It was Great to Go with B

and See What the Little Dudes

Get to Do at Day Camp.

I Got to Go, Because I'm the Wolf Den Leader,

Ryan Went because I Begged Him to.

Actually, No Begging was Involved

He Wanted to Get in on Some Scouting with B

When We Got to the Obstacle Course Station,

Our Guide Said,

"The Fastest Time We've Ever Had was 15 Seconds"

Ryan did it in 14.

SPEE.DY.

We Had a Lot of Fun,

and Came Home

Thoroughly Exhausted.

July 4th

Our Razzle Dazzle Best

July 1 & 2

• July 1 Was the Last Day of School


• Picked Up Kids and Headed for the State Line for a Big Ol' Family Campout


• I Didn't Take the Fancy Shamancy Camera


• My IPhone was Dead


• I Didn't Get Any Pictures


• If I had, They'd Include


• Reverse Parade; The Kids Dress Up. March Back and Forth in Front of the Adoring Parents, and WE Throw Candy at THEM. They Loved It.


• Painting Birdhouses


• a "Pinata" That was Essentially a wrapped box that My Folks Threw on the Ground and told the Kiddies to Kick It Open.


• Nertz


• Grandma's Treasure Hunt


• Grandma's Scavenger Hunt


• Boys and Dads Throwing Footballs and Riding Bikes Non-Stop.


• "What If "Questions Involving Finger Amputations Around the Citronella Candles Late at Night. And My Bro-in-Law's Late Night Snack Attacks.


• Stories about How Everyone Met their Spouse


• Mississippi Mud Brownies


• Sharing a One Person, Narrow Cot with Ryan the Last Night (We Each Froze the Night Before and Decided to Share the Blankets Together) and Getting the best Night's Sleep Either of Us Had Gotten The Whole Trip!

Swim Lessons

[Yes, Those are MINE!]

The Break Down:

B: (On the Left)

Has a Natural Swimming Ability,

and Can Swim the LENGTH of the Pool

Yet, Gets Squeamish about the Diving Board Thingy

C: (On the Right)

Has to Work at Being able to Do that Swim Thing.

However, has No Fear of Running, Jumping

Off the Diving Board,

and Doing a 360 in the Air.

Repeatedly.

Also, Gleefully Volunteered

to Dive Down 12 Feet

With His Instructor.

And Liked It.

Randomness

8 yr. old B Got Glasses.

[I Think He Looks Pretty Handsome and Smart]

*

6 yr. old C Wore the Same Pair of Shorts

Every Day

the Last TWO Weeks of School

[Sigh. Whatev.]

*

3 yr. Old J

Kept Asking,

"When Will I Get Baptized Like Daddy?!"

At Least, That's What I THOUGHT He was Saying.

Then I Figured Out,

He was Saying,

"When Will I Get Black Eyes, Like Daddy?!"

[He's My Only Blue-Eyed Child, After His Mother]

The Grass is Always Greener.

Good Times

In the Box In the Sand.

Saturday Afternoon Lunch

In the Fortress,

that Dad and Grandpa Built.

[Before it Was Done]

The Wild Flower Patch

That Grows in the Garden that Wasn't This Year.

Oh, Plus the Strawberries-

They're Back, too.

And the Weeds.

Where Did June Go?

Highlights:

• The Kids were Still in School. And Karate and Cub Scouts, and Swim Lessons.


• Ryan and His Dad Worked to Build a Fort for the Boys.


• We Hosted Our First Outdoor Movie Night of the Season; Tangled
  

And? The Weeds Took Over the Garden.