Summers in Full Swing

July has been busy around here, but a great busy, things are getting done!
The kids just finished 2 weeks of swimming lessons, and loved it, and learned more than I thought they would in months and months of lessons!  Who thought my kids could tread water ( even if it is only for 40-50 seconds),  jump into the deep end and swim to the shallow end, and slide down a slide and swim to safety. I was very impressed, although possibly more nervous now knowing that they think they can do these things .... we will be working on that!
Strange, that really is the only out of the ordinary thing that I've been doing this month and its only a half an hour class in the middle of the day, but it really makes me feel busy! Sad, but true.
Renovations are still going, its a after supper thing so the progress is not as quick, and its not every day, but things are coming together!  Updated pictures will becoming soon.
We have a camping trip planned, and the kids are excited about it. Ethan is especially excited that he will be able to run across the road at the campground to see his friends.  It should be a great time, just hoping that the mosquitos don't eat us alive! We are NOT tenting this year, thankfully:-) I don't think I'm a tenter, I prefer a floor, and a bed off the ground:-)

We've made a change of plans over here in regards to schooling for Ethan and Abby this coming year.  After much thought and prayer we have decided that this year it will work best for our family if we ( I ) homeschool them. I LOVED my days just with Clara, but, I also know that this could work really well for us, at least this year.  Rick will be spending quite a bit of time up north and we hope that this will allow us all to go, if he is going to be up there for an extended period of time.
I think I'm looking forward to it, it is only kindergarden so I think I should be alright!
I've already started to look into ordering books ( thanks to my Friend Mel :-) she's got me excited about it!
Enjoying the beach, and our friends pools, BBQ dinners, and walking in the sunshine at 7 pm. can't complain over here:-)
Hope you all are enjoying your summer as much as us!