Today is one of those summer days that feels more like a winter day. Why? It's so hot outside--the heat index is 109 right now--that all of us are inside, all day, even the dog. We are cleaning out closets and dresser drawers, talking on the phone, playing the wii, and writing thank you notes. Exciting stuff, I know! But really, after a week filled with activities and summer fun, I really don't mind a day spent in the air conditioning. And this evening we have a fun indoor activity to go to. More on that later.
Derek took me out for breakfast this morning. Just me. It was such a treat! We shared some of our wishes and dreams for our future and now we have some things to think through and plan for. What fun! Of course it takes a lot of work to turn dreams into reality, so we'll see where this leads.
We just finished a week of VBS at church, and I am proud of Braylen and Kaleb for helping out. Braylen helped lead games for the preschoolers, and he learned how to run the sound and lights in the lower level of our church. He really enjoyed doing that. Kaleb helped with 5 year olds. His cousin is in the class, and she stayed right by his side every evening. In fact, her friends joined her, and all week long Kaleb had a group of 5 year old girls follow him around. Every night I asked Kaleb who was in his posse that night. :) Aaron memorized the Bible verse of the week on the first night: 2 Timothy 1:7. He also had fun playing water games and making crafts. What a fun week, and I had 5 nights off from fixing supper! :)
Here are a few pictures from some of our summer fun when we were outside. Don't worry--no pictures of cleaning out closets! :)
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| At the water park with a second cousin |
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| Playing the classic water balloon toss game with lots of second cousins. It came down to Aaron and C and cousin A and M. The girls ended up winning, but the boys sure made them work for it! :) |
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| Kaleb loved holding cousin D at the reunion. :) |
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| This week Kaleb started golf lessons. He loves it! |
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| Some indoor fun...cup stacking. Aaron finds things to do all on his own. Must be a 3rd child thing. |
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| Aaron playing tennis |
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| He played a match with his buddy in one of his last games. Aaron is on the left. |
Team tennis ended up being a great activity for Aaron all month long. Out of 6 teams of kids, Aaron's team won 2nd place! He had a few girls on his team that were quite good. :) He earned a medal and wore it all day, even to piano lessons.
The heat index is 114 now. Sheesh, I sure am thankful for a cool house. And some days off for Derek. :)
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