Summer Break 2022: Week Six

We made our way back from the beach last weekend and got back into our summer routine at our house for a couple more weeks!  Zander was excited to find a shark tooth on our last day at the beach and he proudly wanted everyone to know what he found.  He insisted I take a couple pictures so I figured I should add them to the blog!  We also accidently brought home a hermit grab in a conch shell that Zander picked up on Thursday when we were kayaking.  Somehow "Harry" the hermit crab stayed in his shell in the car from Thursday through Saturday.  During rest time on Saturday while Zander was reading in his room, Harry tried to make his escape.  He moved the conch shell from Zander's bedside table and started making his way across Z's carpeted floor!  As you can imagine, Zander was somewhat freaked out by the whole thing!  We tried to keep Harry alive for a few days and even made plans to have a friend take him back to his original home but sadly he was not able to make it in a different ecosystem.  I still think it makes for a crazy story!

 

This week, Maddox lost his first tooth the "old-fashioned way".  He was so excited and quickly remarked that it didn't hurt nearly as bad as the other four being extracted!

We fit in our annual camping trip in the backyard on Monday night!  We might not have had the best night sleep but I'd like to think that memories were made!

We met up with the Williamses and Kennedys on Tuesday at a local park.  Josh gave both boys a ride on his motorcycle.... around the parking lot!

Zander went to his first sleepaway camp with our church on Wednesday through Friday this week.  He loved hanging out with his friends, enjoying all the fun activities Mr. Tim had planned and growing closer to God!  

Maddox enjoyed being an only child for a couple days!  Daddy and I took him out to Olive Garden for dinner one night.  We also went to the science center with Aunt Kelly and her nieces.  We finished off our time together with an ice cream treat at Coldstone after swimming at the YMCA pool.

On Friday morning, the Kennedy kids joined us for the weekend!  Aunt Lindsey and Uncle Boomer were going out of town and we thought it would be fun to have the cousins spend some time together.  We went to a splash pad during the day on Friday before Zander got home from camp.  Friday night, we had popcorn and watched a show before bed.

As you can see, we had fun at the house on Saturday!

Uncle Zack/Daddy was in charge of breakfast on Saturday and Sunday morning and somehow we made it to church with four happy kiddos!  I think the cousins had a fun weekend together!