The kids had Decade Day at school on Friday, where they could dress from any decade. There was overall very low participation that day, but my kids are always game for dressing up. For Trey, we went with the 50's. He truly believed he was from the 50s that day. And Audrey was authentically from the 80s, wearing a dress I actually wore in the 80s :)
Every Wednesday night, there is a talent show at Maranatha. Audrey decided she was going to sing, and she did a great job singing "Part of Your World" from the Little Mermaid. Trey wanted to participate as well. We hadn't brought his piano books, and singing isn't his thing, so we had to think. We decided that Trey would exhibit his geography skills. You see, over the summer, this little seven-year-old MEMORIZED the globe. People named a country, and he told all the bordering countries. It impressed the judges and the audience. Trey came in second place, behind a nine-year-old gymnast who trains 25 hours a week :)
We've been going to Maranatha since I was three years old. It's great to now see my kids loving it as much as I did.
A highlight of the trip for Trey was going fishing with his Boppa and big cousins.
Here are some pictures of the little fishies...
This week the Tooth Fairy visited our house for the first time. And it was for Audrey! Trey still hasn't lost any teeth, and technically, Audrey's didn't fall out, they had to be pulled out. I noticed that her permanent teeth were growing up behind her baby teeth, so off to the dentist we went, and Audrey is THRILLED with the whole in her mouth (and the 2 gold dollar coins she got :)
A camper I am not. Never have been. Never want to be. HOWEVER, Dante asked for a tent for Father's Day. Funny thing is, the one he asked for was a 4-person tent. I asked why he wanted a 4-person tent and not one that would fit our family. His response? "Your not going to go in it, are you?" Oh. Well, the tent did in fact get used a few nights this summer. At the dunes you ask? Nope. A lovely state park? Nope. The backyard you ask? No sir! The kids tented it in the family room. Now THAT is my kind of camping!
Throughout the summer of 2010, Belle was terrified of the water. She wouldn't go in without her feet touching the ground, and rarely at all with the water past her knees. This year, however, ALL THREE kids lost their water wings! They all swim well without help now! Sometimes they wear them for security in the deep end, but they are doing great! We spent quite a bit of time this summer swimming in friends' pools.
Boppa thought it would be a good idea for us to raise ducks. It would be a learning experience for the kids. I thought it would be a work experience for ME, but reluctantly agreed. Along came the incubator, then the eggs. 10 of them. People always ask where we got the eggs from... Ebay! I was concerned that there were TEN, but Dad said, "Don't worry, they won't all hatch." Well, one day, the hatching started. And kept going... NINE hatched! The kids named them Trey, Abigail, Mrs. Ducky, Fluffball, Max, Sara, Yellow, Boppa, and Gimpy. Gimpy was named that, because he needed help emerging from his egg, and we weren't sure if he was going to make it. They were cute and fluffy at first, but after two weeks, they were big and stinky! They lived outside during the day, and at night, they stayed in a big tub filled with animal bedding. About a week in, I arrived home, opened the back door, and saw a hawk flying up from near the duckies' hangout outside. Uh-oh! They ducks were hiding out under the deck, but we counted them... one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight... yep, Yellow had been eaten :( We set up a big outdoor tent for the next few days to protect the rest of them, but they kept getting out. We managed to keep the rest alive, and after two weeks, they went off to live at a pond by some friends. At last report, two more were gone, but there were still six.
Dante's dad has been staying with us for a few days. He came in for a family wedding, and tonight, the kids convinced him to read about 10 bedtime stories :)
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