Cat Shenanigans

The cats managed to pull down and break one of the scratching posts.  Little Lady built a new one for them.

They approve. 

Luna tried to stow away in Little Man's bag when he was packing for High Adventure.  She was refused.  

Stella dealt his departure by hiding behind a nap. 

High Adventuring

 Little Man spent the week on an High Adventure trip with his youth group.  They camped in Missouri and had different activities each day.  They started with a Go Ape zipline and obstacle course. 

The heat was intense but they still had a great time all week.  They hiked, swam, and cooked all their meals over camp fires and camp stoves.  They played laser tag, participated in archery and also tried rifle target practice.  

On the hottest day of the week they biked 20 miles.  I'm impressed!  They would have liked to go further, but the heat index was just too high.  On the last day they kayaked and canoed 15 miles down the Missouri River.  

I was surprised but his favorite activity of the entire week was shooting.  He got to try a sniper and he thought it was the coolest thing ever.  I underestimated how much he would love all of the details and facts about each of the guns and all the different facts about the process.  He came home asking for a gun for Christmas.  Hahaha - ya, that's a hard pass.  

The boys had such a great time together!

Lake Day!

Today was our first time back to the lake this Summer.  It was a scorcher, so it was good to be in the water!  We love Hillsdale Lake.  We met a bunch of friends there and enjoyed the morning together.  We enjoyed a picnic lunch on the sand and swam some more.  

Mud pies are all the rage!

The kids can't wait to go back.

BB's Baptism

 We had originally planned on having BB get baptized in Utah when we were there with family.  The dates of the vacation even hinged around it, but the usage of the building fell apart and we basically had to cancel it.  We were so sad, because we weren't sure what to do about family coming.  The stars aligned that at least both sets of grandparents would be coming through Kansas with one overlapping night.  We were sad to miss the aunts and uncles and cousins, but we were also feeling really blessed that some family would still be able to come.  It was a lovely baptism.

We even had some friends come.  All 4 kids sang, and Little Lady and Little Man got to be the witnesses for the first time.  It was a great evening. 

Busy Busy

Little Man was part of a pancake breakfast as a fundraiser for his high adventure youth trip.  I feel like the boys ate more than they helped, but it's all good.  The kids loved the pancakes. 

BB has been working on his baking skills.  This time he did everything himself.  I just supervised.  It's messy, but it's fun and tasty.

The only one who's not busy anymore is Luna.  We have holes in the carpet in front of our bedroom doors, because the cats kept digging at night to get in.  We finally gave up and just opened up Little Lady's room.  She was afraid they'd keep her up, but Luna just hops up and sleeps with her.  The carpet digging has stopped.  Those stinkin' cats!

Feel free to make yourself at home, Luna. 

Blooming

Little Guy is so excited his flowers from school are finally blooming.  I'm impressed he hasn't killed them.  Maybe someone in this house has a green thumb after all.

Dapper BB

BB's getting baptized this week, and I got his pictures back.  He's looking so handsome and grown up.  He's also looking like a blue-eyed version of his Daddy.  It's great to be eight!

Volleyball Camp

Little Lady attended the first camp of the summer.  She headed to the high school for the very first time for a volleyball camp with the high school coach.  She was super excited when she got there and 3 of her teammates were also there.  She was in awe of the high school gym.  I'm sure it looked huge to her.  She worked on all of her skills and had a great time.