And You Thought The Last Update was Long

This is just getting ugly, isn't it? I mean the lapse in time between posts is really getting out of hand around here. I wish I could say it's going to get better, but I can't make that kind of promise. I will try this week, though.

SO.

Last week the kids were in camps all week. The Girl was in Science Camp and The Little Man was in Champ Camp. This is the first time in a long time where both children were so happy about where they were.

I was just happy that both camps ran on the same days and times.

Ahem.

I do have to say, The Girl's Science Camp? It totally ROCKED. I wish I would have been able to go. She brought home so many cool projects, and talked about all sorts of things that they did in class that sounded so fun. I guess that's why they named the camp "Science Rocks". Clever. Everyday, in her prayers, she thanked God for Science Camp. I truly have never seen her more excited for any activity I have ever signed her up for. Thrilled doesn't even sum up how I feel about this experience for her. I feel like we have tried for a long time to find something that was just "her" and we came close a few times, but this, this was good. You know I had a grin from ear to ear when she spotted the pool drain actively draining some water in the shallow end of the pool, and she announced "HOLY SMOKES! LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT VORTEX!" Yup, they had worked on "Tornado Tubes" in camp that day. I can't wait to find all sorts of science camps for her.

Next summer of course.

The Little Man was quite content running like a wild horse and playing all sorts of games and sports in Champ Camp this past week as well. Everyday I picked him up all sweaty and red faced. Every day he had a smile on his face, happy about what had taken place.

It was a good week for the kids.

OH! There was that one day I tried to re-shoot The Little Man's birthday pictures. That wasn't such a good time. I'll just say, balloons, plus wind, plus spiky poky grass, equals this:


I know what you're thinking. I bet you can hardly wait for your own session with me.

While trying to calm him down after the first balloon popped, I used the logic of "Look, look! You still have four more balloons! There is nothing to cry about!" approximately a nano second after those words flew out of my mouth the wind and the grass claimed the lives of all but one lonely balloon.

WOW! The screaming and waterworks that ensued afterward, were like nothing I have ever seen. I couldn't even help it. I just sat and laughed.

I know.

That's very mean.

Seriously though, how funny is it that I was trying to sooth him, and make the loss of one balloon look like nothing because he had four others, when out of nowhere the rest of them pop.

Call it sick if you want, but I call it funny.

So,what was supposed to be a session for The Little Man, turned out to be a session with The Girl, who happened to not care so much that the balloons were totally annihilated by grass. He did eventually join her for a few snaps at the end.

With both camps out of the way, no looming vacations, and really, no plans in the near future, I am so hoping that this week feels like the beginning of our restful summer break...even though we are three weeks into it. However, after reviewing my "To-Do" list for this week, I highly doubt it.