Starting with most recent - our little bug just turned 5! I can hardly believe that our littlest one will be entering kindergarten in a week. She certianly is acting her age, probably even more like 15 than 5, but what a riot she is. We celebrated her birthday this year with two parties - one with just the family, and today with her and our bestest friends. On Monday, which was her birthday, me, Chad, Brandon, Kenny, Tylar and Brandon's girlfriend Karol took the kids to Adventure Landing. This is a local waterpark/arcade/mini-golf place that the kids LOVE! We did the waterpark, and it was perfect because it was near 100 degrees this past Monday. I think the best part was that all the kids, with the exception of Caitlynn, are finally old enough to scatter to the winds and enjoy the day "doing thier own thing". AND, they were all old enough to ride every waterslide! Today we celebrated with her and our friends. When I asked Caitlynn what she wanted to do for her birthday party with her friends, she said she wanted to go to the "nail place" with the big girls and little girls! So, that is just what we did... and it was SO MUCH FUN!! She invited Olive and Kylie (two of her best friends from church.... who also happen to have birthdays in August, and are all turning 5). We also had Monica and her niece Anna come with us, so between Mo and I and the little girl chatter, we had quite a fun girls afternoon out!! Check out the pics to view the fun. After the "nail place" we headed to the house to meet up with all the boys and open presents, eat some pizza and ofcourse the cake!
Summer Vaca - schools out...and almost back in again! School was out in the beginining of June, and since that time Brandon has been watching all the kiddos to earn some summer cash! They've spent many afternoons at the pool, it's been a pretty hot summer. Tylar did have to do a few weeks of Summer School, but is heading into 6th grade as a result! School starts again on August 24th, and this year everyone is in school! Caitlynn will start kindergarten, Tylar and Kenny are in middle school, and Brandon is planning to finish his GED and hopefully get enrolled for some courses at the local community college.
Other summer highlights -
...Kenny was ordained a Deacon a few weeks ago! We are so proud of our little man, he so loves the church and is so excited that he finally gets to "pass the sacrament". We call him our little missionary, as everyone he meets he has to tell that he is able to do this, and asks them if they'd like to come to church with him to see. It is awesome!! :)
...We were able to host Dad and Cindy over Cindy's birthday which was really fun! We had a long weekend together and did a ton of local stuff.
...We had every intention of getting out to Colo this summer, especially with little Davis joining the Martin clan, but unfortunately were not able to make it work. However, Brandon will be coming out next week, for about a week, to visit his old friends and to get his Drivers Licence. He's held his permit for a full year now, and he's super excited to get the real thing!
I suppose we have been quite busy, and have had a really great summer!
2 comments:
Happy Birthday Caitlyn! We've been thinking of you a lot. Big 5 is an exciting time in our family. We call it the "Big Frog Birthday." SO you've finally become a big frog! Congrats. I would love for you to call and tell us all about your first day of kindergarten! Talk to you soon!Love, Auntie Vycci & Uncle Danny & the kids
We miss all of you so much. Time is flying by. Give hugs to all of the kids for me. Stay in touch. Love you
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