So, in April my sister in law and her husband moved from CA out here to TN. They stayed with us for a few weeks until they found a house. They have 3 children as well so we had a pretty full house for a while. It was crazy and chaotic, but fun. During that time my mom, SIL and her three kids, my other SIL and my nephew, and I took a trip to the Smokies. We stayed in a ridiculously large four level cabin with gorgeous mountain views. We stayed for 5 days and went to Dollywood, Cades Cove, the Dixie Stampede, and downtown Gatlinburg. Here's a group shot of the kids at Cades' Cove.
At this point, I gave up on school for the year. Our tutorial ended in May and we had finished our LA for the year. We continued on with math for a few weeks, but we were done by May. Therefore, we will be starting school again in August as opposed to September. I am actually really anxious about getting started. I have a ton of new curriculum just calling me name. Not to mention, I am actually organized well in advance. I opted to utilize a filing system this year. So, I spent a good week tearing apart workbooks, photocopying pages, assigning reading, and filing it all away into a weekly folder. For the ENTIRE year! I am beyond excited about this. I included everything they need for the week including craft supplies, books, extra paper, etc. Here's a visual:
So, the top picture is M (in red) and B's (in blue) work. The bottom picture is Navy Bean's crate. Hers took a little more room as preschool work consists of a lot more crafts and far fewer worksheets. Anyway, I am in love with this system and SO relieved that I have everything ready to go. No more hunting books, worksheets, supplies down at the last minute:)
Much of our summer has been spent at the gym. All three kids take gymnastics. We are there four days a week. Yes, seriously, 4 DAYS PER WEEK. It gets old, but they love it and do a great job. Here are some pics of what they have been up to in the gym this summer:
I realize there is no pics of B. He just moves to fast and every one I have is blurry:( I do have great video of him, but am not technologically savvy enough to post it here.
What else have we been up to? Well, we have been strawberry picking, blueberry picking, blackberry picking, roller skating, to Cheekwood, a few indoor play places, and have spent a lot of time swimming. July is going to be a crazy month. We have a big party planned for the fourth of July. We are having about 35 people. We have the go-kart ready to go, we rented a 16 foot waterslide, filled a pinata for the kids, tons of fireworks, and, of course, a ton of food. The following week the kids have VBS. I'm volunteering this year, so little Miss Navy Bean will get a chance to go to their pre-school program. The week after that is summer day camp for the two oldest. They went last year and are really looking forward to going back!
As for me, I have been dutifully keeping up with my 52 books in 52 weeks reading challenge. I am currently reading book 32. Well, and 33 if you can't the months I have been struggling through The Trial by Kafka. What a torturous, mind numbing book. Why do I continue to read it, you ask? Seriously, I don't know. Because it's a classic and I want to be able to say I have? Possibly. I am also convinced that there must be some redeeming quality that is brought to light at the end of the book. I am half way through, only able to read a few pages a day.
My husband and I also celebrated our ninth anniversary. DH rented ATV's for the day so we headed out sans kids to a 500 acre off road park. We thought we would be riding nice little trails through the oods. Ummm, no. They were rocky, steep, treacherous trail which almost caused both of us to roll over. It was challenging, but really fun. We had a great day!
Well, that's been our summer so far. Sorry this post is a little disjointed. I am in a hurry to get to Target:) Have to get some 4th of July shopping done! Happy 4th to everyone out there:)
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