July! Where did it go?

Our Sunflower

We were super busy in July and I found no time to update the blog. So, here is a rundown of our adventures and I'll post pictures as I get to them:

Because it was July we should have been in the midst of boxes and chaos as we are every few years. This year we were blessed enough to not have a move. We did sign a 3 year lease with our current landlord and plan on staying here until George retires in 2014. We have, however kept very busy. Jakob's first camp was with Hidden Pond Nature Center and he did many dirty and slimy pond adventures. Every day I dropped him off clean and I picked him up slimy and smelly 3 hours later. He loved it! We were fortunate enough to have the class with a friend he met in Kindergarten and they had several activities together after camp hours. It was so much fun.

The next week Jakob started swim camps. He progressed from level 5 (think freestyle half-way across the pool and learning breast stroke) to level 6 (diving and long distance swimming) in the four week camp. He is a fish and it has been amazing to watch him progress through the levels. He has a beautiful freestyle stroke and can swim across a pool with little effort.

July also brought book club to our routine. Jakob had a tutor throughout the school year for reading. His wonderful tutor has a book club during the summer where same age children get together and improve their reading within a small group setting. He knows over the half the children in his group and has come to love reading even more. Mrs. Dutke has been a true blessing in our lives. He can read so well.

Our silly boy!

The middle of July Jakob attended VBS at our church. He invited a friend from school to attend with him and they had a wonderful time learning about the God and all his love for his children. It was a great experience he enjoyed sharing with his friends.

The last week of July my mom visited and we saw Mary Poppins at the Kennedy Center. It was an amazing and wonderful musical. Jakob loved it and is still singing the songs. He especially enjoyed "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious". The performance was outstanding and we would recommend it to everyone. WOW!!!

It was a busy July!