School Begins!

They took little pieces of my heart...the morning they left for school.  It was a big moment.  Big brother & little brother going off together to school.  Kinder & 4th grade....here we come!

Goodbye Summer Vacation!

The boys experienced bowling for the first time at the brand new Bass Pro Shop in Round Rock.  They help Jett celebrate his birthday & had fun galore.  Considering it was a first, their score were impressive.

 We had an afternoon full of fun with these special friends.  So thankful their parents were willing to stop by, even though they were so weary from a huge roadtrip to/from Colorado.  We sure love these boys.

 Words don't express what these 2 mean to us.  We were so sad that their year here had ended.  But we enjoyed the special privilege of taco supper and an hymn sing with a few families as a nice send off before they headed east.  Looking forward to seeing them at convention in October!

More summer fun

It is amazing that in the middle of Austin we can find places like Bull Creek to enjoy the beauties of nature.  It was unseasonably cool the morning we walked & explored the area along the creek.  I loved the feeling of being away from the city. 

 

 Fiddle Camp 2015!  This was Benjamin's 2nd fiddle camp.  He loved learning a bit more on the guitar & had great fun with his cousin Damion that week.  There were considerably more beginners at the camp this year.  If we had known, Trevin would have easily fit in.  Next year both boys plan to play in it.  Fiddle songs performed were:  Angeline the Baker, Old Joe Clark, Boil the Cabbage Down, Mountain Dew, Swallowtail Jig (Benjamin's fav), Flowers of Edinburg, Cooley's Reel (my favorite!).  That is a lot of music to learn & perform in 1 week!

Summer Camps

Benjamin chose a couple of camps this summer.  Unfortunately they began as soon as school got out, but they were interesting & certainly stretched his brain!  Camp Invention....designing & making a model of their product using recycled products, taking apart old electronics, making a 'boxcar' for an obstacle course race.  We loved getting to see all his work at the end of the week.  Next up with the **free** Microsoft camp for coding.  He has continued coding this summer.  I promised to learn along with him, however I haven't gotten very far yet.