barrett: 121 months old

Barrett is firmly into his summer mode, and has already had a week of art camp!  This week focused on animals, and the camp brought in animals every day for the kids to meet, then their art projects were of the animals they met and talked about.  He's had a blast, which makes me happy, because he's going back in July for clay!  

The soccer season ended right after school let out, and his team played so well this season!  Barrett's favorite position is defense, and he does not like goalie, as the pressure gets to him.  Mostly, I think he really enjoys being on a team, and working with his teammates.  

Likes: art, swimming in the pool

Dislikes: running!

166 months old

We are in the throes of summer, which is why I'm a week late with Britton's monthly picture!  Even though the hubs and I work every day and are well aware of the date, summer has a way of making every day feel like the weekend, and "to dos" tend to get forgotten.  Britton is officially a 9th grader and headed to high school in August!  I know, I KNOW everyone says it goes by fast, and dang it, I should have listened, because it really does.  I have a hard time wrapping my head around the next 4 years, when Britton will learn to drive, apply to college, and fly the nest.  

Britton is going to play softball in the fall for KGSA - her last season with the rec league, and then try out for the softball team at high school in the spring.  She set a goal this summer to run the entire mile, and since I haven't done that since high school, I have joined her in that quest!  The hubs is too, and Barrett says he will too, so we've started alternating jogging and walking in the hopes that by the end of the summer, we're running the entire mile.  The heat isn't making me motivated!

Likes:  swimming in the pool, her new mermaid tail, making her own fruit sorbet

Dislikes: putting away laundry