Eeeeeks, I have fallen behind on my blog. I'm sure this doesn't surprise some of you who have been in my shoes before. Raising 2 kids is no small task, especially if 50% of the time you are a single mom. Well, I thought I'd only throw in a few pics and give a little summary of what I barely remember about the Summer of 2011. I think our biggest discovery and continuation of "loving" our camping experiences is Yogi Bear's Jellystone camp grounds. On June 22, 2011 we went to the one at Canyon Lake and fell in love. It was such a friendly family place with a pool. They had so many activities for the kids, including root beer chugging contest, water gun fight, laser tag and glow in the dark hay rides and western dudes dress up contest. We were also happy to have Lucas that entire week as well, and made it our summer vacation trip. We floated the Comal River, went to Schlitterbahn, and even went diving at Canyon Lake. The Parish family also joined us, which is always fun to have them around. I think they really enjoyed Laser Tag and Uncle Richard tried diving for the first time and is seriously considering taking up the adventures of diving.
We call these our Super Beatles. We haven't found an exterminator yet for them, so we just let them hang out at our house. You have to admit they are pretty colorful little creatures!
We have really pushed Cassandra to read over the summer but felt like we were loosing ground. We took it upon ourselves to have her tested at Sylvan Learning Center and we didn't like the results. They basically said, she would struggle a lot in the 1st grade if we didn't get her some help. Well, after receiving great advise from my boss, we were able to find a private tutor from A&M's Reads and Counts Tutoring service for about half the price. (no, it is not Lucas) Anyway....we strongly feel like our investment is starting to pay off. She loves reading again and loves her tutor, Jennifer Tropeano.
We have decided to add onto our house. This is Jase playing Cowboys and Indians in the dirt work before the slab was poured in July.
And if you didn't think we did enough for our kids, our dear sweet neighbor, Sarah Truax gives horse back riding lessons. Well, with her being just next door, we signed little 6 year old Cassandra up for riding lessons. Sarah has her do it all, including helping put the saddle on, cleaning the horses hooves, and spraying "Thunder" off after lessons are over with. I have to admit, I get REALLY nervous when I see Cassandra leading this 1,000 pound horse around, walking him as if he was a little poodle pup. I have to look away, but Cassandra shows him that she is boss, and Thunder does what she says. So far, no injuries!!
Summer 2011 to be continued on the next blog......
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