The weather has turned hot and sweltering...humidity yet no rain and HEAT and no shade. Fires and smoke, wind and dust.
This summer the older kids are staying very busy. I thought that I was going to keep them out of summer camp activities but I changed my mind and I'm so glad that I did. The kids are having a BLAST! They started the summer with SAFE camp at Cross Middle School. They each took 3 classes that lasted 2 weeks. Some of the comments I received from them was "This is the best 2 weeks ever", "When will we come back again", "Next time can I take xxx class?" Then Jackson had golf camp while Taylor enjoyed a dance camp and Anthony was able to sit around and do nothing. Then the kids attended TaeKwonDo camp. 4 hours of non-stop activity. That week they were tired and sore but they loved it. They will do another 2 weeks of SAFE camp and Dance camp (Tay), Golf camp (Jax), and school organization camp (AJ).
Then school will start for Anthony a few weeks after that. The middle ones go back to school later in August. Emelia in the meantime has learned how to crawl and pull herself up against the furniture. She's babbling more and although she doesn't want to cruise the furniture yet, she has tried turning and letting go of the chair or sofa she pulled herself up against and tried to take a step. I think walking will come very soon.
