Fun Dip

Back to School Rush

Our dear friends

All the Grandparents with us at the Magic House

Fun at the St. Louis Zoo (in the Children's Zoo)

Having fun really wears a person out!

My big 1st grader! (How did that happen?!)

About a week before Lydia's school started I happened to look at a calendar (I love it that in the summer I don't have to look at a calendar very often!) and realized that school started in just over a week. Yikes!! I had truly thought that I had 2 full weeks before I would lose my Lydia to school. Well, I had to get busy doing all the things I'd promised we'd do again this summer but didn't because it was too darn hot! Soooo, we had Kamp Kohlenberger (see previous post), we went to the Botanical Gardens, the Magic House, the Zoo and we had some dear friends (my kindergarten teaching partner from back in the day) over for dinner. Ironically, the week we did all these things I'd put off because of the heat ended up happening during the hottest week of the summer. Figures!!

Lydia's summer ended with a bang, but she was one very excited little lady to start 1st grade. I miss her, but I'm glad she's so happy. :)

Kamp Kohlenberger

Lydia working on her scrapbook
Lydia with marshmallows in her tent

Henry trying to join the fun in Trixie's tent

Trixie by the fire with her s'more

A week ago Friday I looked at the calendar and was shocked! I had thought I had 2 more weeks until Lydia went back to school, but I only had 1 week. :( Therefore, I had to kick it into high gear to do all the things I had meant to do with the kids and all the things I had promised. We packed a lot into all of our days and then at night we did "Kamp Kohlenberger." I had Lydia spend the night at her grandparents house and just Trixie got to stay home for the camp. The next night Trixie spent the night at her grandparents house and Lydia stayed home for camp. The girls got to do a craft (Trixie decorated a wooden box and Lydia scrapbooked), then I made a fake fire in the family room using sticks and orange tissue paper. We made s'mores (in the microwave) to eat around the campfire and we sang songs and told stories around the fire. Then the girls got to design and build a tent to sleep in. I slept in the tent with them and we got to watch TV while we were laying in the tent. Then in the morning they got to have a special treat for breakfast -- Poptarts! The girls thought the camp was the most fun they've had all summer. I often forget how very happy kids can be with little things. :)

Uncle Larry

Henry met my Uncle Larry for the first time. I was surprised at how Henry immediately took to him. As soon as Henry saw Larry he started jabbering to him and smiling at him. At the end of the evening I was holding Henry and I told him to say bye-bye to Uncle Larry. Henry lunged towards Larry and pretty much forced his way into Larry's arms. Henry just put his head down on Larry's shoulder and hugged him.