Diving, Jumping, Laking

My group of bible study girls spent a day at one of their pools.

We had a blast chit chatting while the kids swam, jumped off the board, and played.

One of the girls used to be a swim instructor and she taught Corbin how to dive.  He did a great job!

Later in the week we spent some time with friends at a new jump place.

It was super fun and I am ready to go back!

Jumping into a pit of foam cubes was a favorite.  See his face…joy

There was an area that had “ninja warrior” type activities.  Corbin worked hard on those.

Then we spent the weekend at the lake.  The weather was great and the cousins enjoyed hanging out together.

We are soaking up and enjoying our last few weeks of summer before school starts.

“Hey mom, don’t talk about school starting!”

Summer Fun

This week was full of summer fun!

On Wednesday, we spent hours at our neighborhood pool with friends.  The kids jumped, played, and laughed (and so did the moms).  No one else was at the pool; it was ours alone and it was perfect!

Perfection continued Thursday and Friday for Corbin and I at the lake. 

This was the water…

For two days we got to enjoy this perfect water and wonderful weather.  It was awesome!

The water was so still and clear that you could see the fish swimming around our dock.  Corbin and Grandpa tried to catch one with the net.

They weren’t successful in that venture, but they had a ton of fun trying.

The fun continued into the weekend with Aunt Kati.  She came and stayed with us.

She and I went shopping all day Saturday, what could be better than that!  And then ended the evening by crafting a few things for my classroom.

Chris, as you can see, was enjoying his time as a spectator in the craft activities

 

We created a “where are you going” board.  Each student has a number and if they leave the room they move that number to the location they are headed.  This way, at a glance, I can remember where my kiddos are at.  (Old age is kicking in and sometimes I need a little help remembering)

And then we made this name banner for the front of my desk.  I have a very big blah boring desk front that will benefit from this cute little name banner.

Finally, on Sunday, the last day of our awesome extended weekend, we went to church (we took a trip to Starbucks before and I tried their cold brew coffee…yum!) and then went to the movie The Secret Life of Pets.

I loved this movie!  I was giggling throughout the entire show.  It is a must see, whether you go to the theater or rent it, just see it!  You and your kids will love this cute, funny, and enjoyable movie….promise!

My New Love

I spotted a colleague of mine using one of these last year.  And I thought it was probably expensive and I would never have one.  But, after talking with her, trying hers out, and looking around myself I now have one of my very own.  It’s literally a dream come true.

Meet my new love….my little laminator!

It’s amazing…

affordable…

and produces a quality lamination.

This lamination is so much better than what the laminators at school do.  It’s a thick lamination that will hold up to a lot of wear and tear. 

If you are a teacher or laminate a lot of things I HIGHLY recommend this personal laminator by Scotch.  I ordered mine off of Amazon. 

Seriously, how did I live without this little beauty.  My little laminator has it’s own little drawer at my house and I loving use it on a regular bases.

Love me a laminator!!

Kamp Out and Friends

Last week Corbin had the chance to attend a day camp for the week.  It was sponsored by Kamp Kanakuk at a local Christian school here in town.

Corbin spent each day doing rock climbing, water slides, games, zip lines, singing, devotionals, and just having fun.  He had an amazing time and I was really impressed with the organization and level of professionalism the counselors had. 

On the last day parents were invited to attend the last hour of the day. The kids sang, had awards, heard a small message, and had a bunch of cute call and response action type activities.  It was fun, in fact I’ve decided I want to go to camp

This was Corbin’s counselor and “tent buddies” that he was grouped with all week.

Right after his last day of camp we headed to the lake.  We had some families from church come out and spend a day with us at the lake.

First Corbin helped make the homemade ice cream our guests were going to enjoy.

Then everyone showed up and we played in the water, tubed, water skiied, wake boarded and enjoyed a beautiful fun filled day out in the sun.  We stopped only to eat lunch and supper.  (note only pictures of the kids were taken…we adults decided that we didn’t need bath suit pictures of us having fun)

It was a full day, but we all enjoyed it!

The kiddos claimed the paddle boat as the kid’s boat.  They would all pile in and take each other out to our mat or around the dock.  It was super fun to watch.

Corbin and friends…precious.

Random Catch Up

Well, we’ve been at the lake for a long weekend and we enjoyed….the rain and clouds  But oh well, we still relaxed and had a chance to hop on the boat and swim for a bit here and there.

Earlier this week I took a quick girls trip for a few days; shopping, talking, eating, more shopping…really, what could be better!

While I was gone Corbin and Chris had VBS at church.  This was his first year to participate and he loved it!

The Children’s Choir also sang in church earlier this month.

We celebrated my nephew, Cole’s 3rd birthday, Batman style. 

And earlier this month we watched a parade at a little town near our lake.  Since we don’t have a small town vibe where we live it’s super fun to enjoy different activities, like parades going down main street where there’s one stop light.

Waiting for the big event….

We’ve been going to this parade for several years, but this was the first year Corbin was really into waving at the people and getting the candy they threw out.

There you have some random tidbits of what’s been happening around here.

Happy 4th of July!  Let’s celebrate all that’s great about our country…and there’s a lot.