barrett: 97 months old

Barrett finished up his soccer season this weekend, and I tell you what, it felt like the longest soccer season ever!  We tried out a new soccer org in town, and they have practice and the games back-to-back on Saturdays, which I thought would be really convenient.  But when that Texas heat hits, sitting out in the middle of a non-shaded field was brutal.

But while soccer is winding down, swim team is heating up!  Every morning I wake up Barrett at 6:30 am so he can get to swim practice at 7:00 am.  Next week he starts his first summer camp next week, and they include a golf and tennis camp, a "Mission to Mars" camp, a science camp, and an adventure camp!  I had to cobble together camps this summer, and luckily Memaw and PawPaw are helping out with transportation and watching the kids when they aren't in camp.

Likes:  Minecraft (especially when Britton will discuss strategies and characters with him)

Dislikes:  cold pools in the morning

 

142 months old

 

It's officially summer vacation for this girl!  She's living her best life right now - sleeping in, swimming every day, and getting ready for summer camp.  After researching forever, the hubs and I found a fantastic camp out in Hill Country, and Britton is going for two weeks this year.  I've planned on spending all day Friday packing her steamer trunk and ironing name labels into her clothes, towels, and sheets.  Every day she'll get to go horseback riding, swimming, and a rotation of tons of activities like archery, canoeing, riflery, pottery, and crafting.

But before she goes, she's got her first official swim meet tomorrow night!  Britton is in 7 events tomorrow, including the IM and relay, and her times were good at the practice meet.  She loves freestyle and detests backstroke, but in the IM, she'll have to do all four strokes.  Good luck!

Likes:  Nella the cat, Face Timing on her iPad with her friends, Arizona green tea

Dislikes:  the amount of different camps I've signed her up for this summer - sleep away, theater, softball, and art!