TFSC - Week 12 - Reading Week

 This week E picked the theme and I loved it! We picked a few of our favorite books and then we made crafts that went along with each one. Educational, easy and creative all in one go?! I'm calling that a win for sure!

For the Gruffalo, we made paper stick puppets and acted out the story.

For Dragons Love Tacos we made paper tacos and had tacos for dinner. The kids loved this one!

I love all of Nancy Tillmans books so I had to make sure we did at least one of her books this week. the Crown on Your Head felt like a good one. the kids made their very own crowns and it was a lot of fun.

 By this point Duke was pretty sick of crafts so E and I made our very own scary Peacock. This was the perfect transition week into starting back to school week. I think we will do a repeat next year. Can't believe summer camp is almost over.

Independent Baby

 

 Roo loves climbing the stairs!

 

 

 Those leg rolls!!!!!!

 

 

 

Stop growing up on me!

TFSC - Week 12 - Water Week

Water Week. This week we went swimming and played a few water balloon games. The kids loved baseball even if one child (who shall remain nameless) was crying because they weren't as good as their brother. We even threw in some education and memorized the water cycle. Low key, easy, cool, WINNING!

Chris's Wedding

My brother got married. I couldn't be there but there was no way I wasn't getting dressed up and attending anyways.

I am so thankful for technology! The Canadian border is closed due to COVID-19, but I was able to attend via FaceTime. I got to see the entire ceremony and it was perfection. They both looked stunning and I could feel their love from a thousand miles away.

 

I couldn't hear much, but I was able to capture some pictures from 1,000 miles away! YES!!

I am so beyond happy for Chris and his WIFE Ashleigh. I cannot wait to get to know my new sister. Welcome to the family! Congrats Mr. & Mrs. van den Berge.

TFSC - Week 11 - Dinosaur Week

 Dinosaur Week. Technically this week the kids were supposed to go back to school and guys, I think I'm ready. I had planned summer camp up until the end of July. Then I planned on spending the couple of weeks before school, getting ready to go BACK to school. Once we found out school was pushed back I was so excited (lazy summer days forever!!), but also a bit burnt out. Jakob very seriously told me that we could just end summer camp but that felt wrong. So I spent the evening planning the next months worth of activities (and perhaps stated planning next year too can you say Harry Potter Week?!? Holy man I'm excited!). I'm feeling a bit burnt out but we rallied and rocked out Dinosaur week.

 We made Dinosaur hand prints (which E told me was a bit immature but she'd do it anyways 🤣)

 Sprout's started off as a hand and turned into a "hiding dinosaur."

These may be immature but I'm a big fan!

 

 Our next project spanned over a couple of days. The kids built a volcano. sprout was not into getting his hands dirty at all.

 E painted it.

We put some dinosaurs on it and we blew it up!

We hatched dinosaur eggs (thank you Piper!).

We made dinosaur skeletons. They turned out so dang cute!

And Sprouty and I made dinosaur print cookies. It was a busy week and I'm so glad that we rallied and did it! It was a lot of fun!

Duke's Octanauts Birthday

Papa and Gram were kind enough to let us host Duke's birthday at their pool. It made everything so dang easy.

Roo even had his won mini pool. 

We ordered pizza....

...and everyone swam...

 

 

...or flew. 

We had cake.

 

And we swam some more. 

This boy felt loved, it was low key and it was perfect!!

Hurray for summer birthdays!!!