More Summer Fun

First for the baseball update...unfortunately, due to rain and delays, the playoff games go canceled. We were very disappointed, but will be ready for next year.

For the last two weeks, we have just been having a laid back summer time. We have been going to the water park on a regular basis. The kids love it, but a couple of times, the kids have actually played so hard that Claire has decided she is tired and ready to go home.

We also made a trip to the zoo to see the new exhibits for the giraffes, lions, and elephants. We took the DART train to get there, which the kids enjoy. Since we purchased a zoo membership a couple of months ago, I didn't feel like we had to run all over the zoo and see EVERYTHING. We saw the things that the kids were most interested in, which made it a fun, but HOT day.

Claire has been doing a lot of art. She likes to draw, paint, glue, and cut. I love the fact that she enjoys being creative, but man can she make a mess! Evan has still been practicing his sports. He likes to go out and play, but it is so hot, that the only thing I like to do outdoors, is go to the waterpark. I do however, have to be careful that he doesn't spend too much time playing video games.

In the next couple of weeks we will be going to visit Grandma and Grandpa in New Jersey, and we will finish shopping for school supplies. More summer updates soon to come.

Summer Fun!

It has been a crazy busy two weeks with different activities. I did my summer camp, which went fairly well. The city project got finished and the people who hired me were pleased.

During these two weeks Evan attended camp. The first camp he went to was the City of Richardson playground camp. He absolutely loved it. They played outside in the morning at the park. They played games like Red Rover, and kickball. He didn't complain about the heat once. After lunch, they swam for two hours. Every day he would ask me to pick him up later. He wants me to bring him back for another week next month....great deal for me and Evan! The second week he went to Premier Football camp. I believe this is through the Dallas Cowboys organization. He got to meet, hear a talk from, and have his picture taken with 3 of the Cowboys players. He learned some new skills, and it seemed to be a great experience for him overall.

Claire finished her swim lessons, and it seems we have a little mermaid on our hands. The girl absolutely loves to swim! She knows how to turn on her back to float when she needs to breathe. She jumps in and yells cannonball...although she actually does a belly flop! She saw some little girls taking dance lessons when we picked Evan up from camp and has been frequently reminding me that she wants to be a ballerina ever since!

We have also continued with baseball. Evan has been hitting very well. He has had about 4 homeruns this season. The team started the season off with 3 losses, and came back with a 5-game winning streak. We have playoffs this weekend and have high hopes since we have been improving so much! More details to come on the results.

We have much fun planned in the coming weeks! Will update soon.

Summer Is Here!

We are officially off for the summer--let the fun commence. Friday, after finishing with work, and picking Claire up from school, we headed to the waterpark to break in our season passes. What was supposed to be a short time turned into a 4-hour trip. Evan found some friends and he was having so much fun I didn't have the heart to make him leave. Boy did the kids sleep well that night. We had a good weekend. Evan played 2 baseball games. He is doing so well...he hit a homerun during each game. It is so exciting to watch him play.

The kids have also started a week of swimming lessons to refresh their floating and swimming skills. They take lessons with a lady that teaches them a technique to allow them to be able to float and make their way to the side of the pool before she works on their swimming. Claire has been floating and swimming since she was 1. Evan has progressed and is working on his swim strokes. Claire is stubborn and likes to try to swim...it freaks Mommy out a bit because she can hold her breathe for a long time.

Evan also got to go over to his friends' (twins) that he plays baseball with for a visit. The boys had a fantastic time and he is ready for them to come over to our house. We hope to set up something soon.

Today, Evan has gone to work with Ladd for Take Your Child To Work Day. TI has several activities set up for the day, and Evan was really excited to go this morning. Claire won't be old enough for several more years, but last night she was quite insistent that she was "big enough."

I am teaching at a summer camp for the next two weeks. I am going to be guiding students grades K-8 through the building of a lego city. I am very excited because this is a new experience for me, but nervous because I haven't done anything of this scope before. Evan will be attending two separate camps during this time, and Claire will be attending a "camp" at my location. I hope to post more information about this experience as it comes.

I hope everybody is having a great summer so far!