Summer Fun

Now that Sarah's summer school program is done we have been having some summer fun. We took in the Dickerson Park Zoo with my MOPS table group. We were blessed with an awesome breeze that morning that made a few hours in the zoo bareable in July.

We were also able to enjoy the evening swim time at the Republic Aquatic Center. They have a HUGE pool, two water slides, a zero depth entry splash zone and surfing simulator at the center. The kids took swim lessons there last year but they just weren't too into it. This year, I can't get them out of the water. They both have braved the water slides...and LOVE it.

Mt. Everest Here We Come

Jack's First Grade Royal Ranger patrol was challenged to raise $500 as a group for missions. Each boy was to raise $65 individually towards the goal. The boys were encouraged to be creative in how they raised their monies. If they met or exceeded their goal they would get to participate in a reward activity at the end of the year. Jack earned $45 with a few boys raking leaves in the fall. He wanted to raise the remainder of his goal selling candy bars. We purchased a fund-raising box of candy at Sam's Club and off he went. He ended up selling $50 more to reach $95 towards missions. So, in June Jack and four other boys went to Petra Rock Climbing Gym in Springfield for their reward. The boys had a lot of fun. For some this was a totally new experience. Jack also received a special prize for raising the most...$10 in Andy's Frozen Custard gift certificates. Way to go Jack!

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

It's the summer of baseball/t-ball for the Lawrence Family. Jack is playing his first year of coach/pitch baseball with the Deer Lake Cardinals. This is his third year with this team and the same group of boys. Sarah is playing her first year of t-ball with the Lady Dragons. Considering she had never played ball before she is doing pretty well. It's fun to watch her play as a lefty. Sometimes she forgets which side of the plate to stand on but she's getting better. Jack is improving in his batting and catching. They won their game last night...Jack got a hit and the coach had him play catcher the entire game. They play for one hour which amounts to about 4-5 innings. We only have a few weeks left of games before the end of the season. Several of our games have been rained out...not a surprise considering how wet June was.