Summer - A Time to Catch Up

Well, I am finally blogging again after a 2 month break. I am so glad it is summertime, but can't believe it is already July. Sometimes that word is not so good for teachers to hear. It means summer break is half over:(

I started the summer with a little time to myself. Unfortunately, Katie still had some school left after I got out. Below she is pictured at Honor's Night. She made all A's this year and did very well on her CRCT!! I was so proud of her. She made a great adjustment to middle school.




The week after she got out of school, I went on a Girl's Trip with my neighbor and another friend. We went to Gulf Shores for 4 nights. I have never been away that long by myself since before marriage. It was a great trip and Katie learned she can survive without me:) This is a picture of the view from our balcony and the 3 of us waiting for dinner.

Katie took home-ec. this year in school and is finally a little interested in what goes on in the kitchen. One day when I was trying to cook, she and Chris felt they had to join me and help out! Here is Katie mopping up a mess on the floor!

Chris is really into the new show "The Cake Boss". He is always asking me to get him some fondant and gum paste. He looked up a recipe for making crepes. Here he is putting chocolate syrup on his creation. They actually weren't too bad.

Last week Katie and I went to Children's Camp with our church over at Woodland's Christian Camp in Temple, GA. Katie was so excited she got to be a junior counselor this year. It was really hot, but we had a great time.

Here is Katie crossing the high pole which is 25 feet above the ground. Many of the kids did this. Katie thought the part where you let yourself fall off backwards was the best!

This is another activity where the girls all got on this pole. Then they had to line up according to height without getting off the pole!


Every year there is a skit and we end the week with a talent show. Here are the characters from the skit also performing in the talent show. Mike is the one in black.

We've also been to Six Flags, White Water and the movies. With Katie around, there is no time to sit and do nothing. She gets out of the bed asking "What are we going to do today?" I keep trying to get her to read a book, but that doesn't seem to work!!

Hope you all are enjoying your summer:)