Cub Scout Camp 2013

Summer continues on and we are trying to enjoy every day.

The 3 big kids and Daddy spent a very hot week and Cub Scout Day Camp.  The only pictures I have are from the end of the last day.  Not much to show for a week of Archery, BB shooting, sports, crafts, skits and learning.  Daddy was in charge of 11 boys all going into 2nd grade.  It was a learning experience for him too.

The girls skit.

 The flag survived the week, and everyone signed it.  Hopefully it will be delivered to the youth assistant soon.

 The boys, all sweaty at the end of the day.

Raspberry memories

We create memories in some strange ways.  I took the kids to pick raspberries in the wet prickly grass, on the side of the road,  in the rain.
They loved it, at least until in really started raining hard and then I made Buddy climb out of the middle of a brier patch and hose his legs off with Windex.

Part of what we brought home... the rest was eaten in the van on the way home.

Backpacking 2013

Daddy took the 3 big kids backpacking on the Appalachian trail for 2 nights.  It was Munchkins first trip and she did fantastic. The kids came home smelly and filthy but they had a great time.

Daddy's pack is huge, each kids pack is weighted for them. Munckin carries her water, her snack and a raincoat.  And then as they get bigger they add more stuff in their packs, clothes, sleeping mat, sleeping bag, food, eating utensils..etc.  Daddy carries the tent and everything else, for this trip is was about 10 pounds of food for 4 people.

 I don't know the details or stories behind most of the pictures, and the possibility of Daddy writing more is slim, so  you just get a long string of pictures.

 Love the cool stance in this picture.

 I have no idea what is behind this pose, but I love it.

 Thousands of Centipedes that they thought were cool.

 I love her crazy hair.

 I think this id dipping their hair/heads into the water in an attempt to cool off. 

 Following the long green tunnel...

 I love all these kids and their unique personalities.

Summer time fun

I am starting to enjoy summer. We have worked out a schedule for our days, and it works for us.  We start every morning with breakfast, getting dressed and then doing some summer homework, (journal writing, worksheets etc) then we have violin practice.  We then move to our stuff for the day, swimming lessons or chores, or whatever. Mondays are usually play-dates, Tuesdays is grocery shopping, Wednesdays are the library.  Our schedule is not set in stone, but it is nice to have a plan for our week.

Most days I try to do something new with the kids. It us usually something small, like playing a game, making a craft, having a friend over to play, or going for a walk to check out something specific.  This week I used some of my yard sale purchases to have fun. 

I bought pick-up sticks with a very important "No-arguments ever rule book" (yes that is the title) We played that for over an hour and everyone had fun.  I had forgotten how fun that is, and I learned that my son values the rules highly. He also has eagle eyes for moving sticks.

We also used the tattoo Robot hands. (yes it was 30 cents at yard sale, but I think I got it for 25)

 Munchkin showing me her Robot hands.

 There were 8 in the package so we got them on both hands.

 This was my aligator hand... yes even I had them on my hands for a few days.