School and Camping....and summer coming!!!!!!

I keep meaning to post and I get pulled away from it for one reason or the other. So today I will try again. Let's see if I can catch up without making this too long.

First school: We had Circus Week where I let the kids bring their bikes one day and we closed off the parking lot. They loved it! We had a circus in the playground where Ella's parents brought popcorn and their cotton candy machine. That was cool. We set up games and let them go head first down the slide for the cannon ball and ride the trikes on the red top (which they never get to do). We put clown faces on the kids and two teachers dressed as clowns.... I didn't because I told them the kids had to take SOMEONE seriously. lol!  Plus I had to go to a game after work.

It was a great week and they wrapped it up by getting to go to Viking Fest and go on the rides for free before they opened!  They do that every year. Nice of the carnival people to do that for the kids. Now I missed that one because I took the day off and went camping!!!! I'll talk about in a minute..... Our next week was In the Jungle. That was fun talking about all the animals and the different parts of the jungle and making crafts!  This week we are doing Space!  It is SO INTERESTING!!! I am learning so much.... like there are 4 rock planets closest to the sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars) and then there is Asteroids that separate us from the gas planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) and Pluto is now called a "dwarf planet" and isn't even counted anymore. What's with that???? We are learning about stars and the sun and moon. We could do a couple weeks on this one!!!

Yesterday was her last day. She has been coming forever. Next is Kindergarten for her.

And the girl on the right is going to Viet Nam to visit for the summer with her family. Not sure if she is coming back or not.

Ms. Sarah reading to a couple of the kids that are left in the late afternoon. We close at six and some are here until then.

Well... we went camping. Lauren and Maddie went....it was our first time since Papa's heart attacks back in 2007!  It went wonderful!!!! We had so much fun!  The girls did too!

I have the hardest time downloading onto this site! That is one of the reasons I need a few hours to do blog!  Does anyone else? 
Other than camping we have just been going to Softball games. Tonight is Maddie's last game and tomorrow is Lauren's.
Our family camp-out is coming up!!! I am so excited. We reserved and paid for this area as a Christmas present for our kids and grand kids. It is called the Wagon Wheel and it is a huge open area with a big covered area and a bunch of picnic table under it and there is a big fire pit. Then you camp all around it and each spot has a picnic table and little fire pit.  We used to go years ago but we haven't done it in 8 years!  So, yea, I am excited.  The grand kids are too!!! Bought a bigger tent yesterday because our trailer isn't big enough to hold everyone, we have a small tent for the girls toys etc, we have a dining canopy to go over our picnic table by where we will camp, and a screen tent for whatever.  Just jazzed I tell you!!!! Praying the weather will be good. So far the forecast is in our favor!!!
I am going to shower and get ready for work now.  I hope you all have a great week...or month or whatever. I can't promise to post more but I will try! I love you all...my dear friends!
xoxo