Last Day of School!

Today is Kelsey's last day of 6th grade. Several weeks ago she planned out everything that she was going to do this morning, including what time she would be straightening her hair :). She went over to her friend's house to get ready, and then I took them to Starbucks for a treat for their last day. Sixth grade has been quite a year for year - she is definitely growing up and becoming her own person. This year she has become very organized in her school work (maybe some day this will carry over to keeping her room organized :). We rarely had to ask her about homework, and she was very driven to get projects done ahead of time which has been great. She now has her own opinions about lots of things and continues to be a very sensitive, kind, and thoughtful girl.

Conner and McKenzie's last day was Thursday - Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture. McKenzie had a great first year of high school. She made some very good friends and really enjoyed playing soccer. She is happy that the school work is over but will definitely miss seeing everyone at school each day. This year's learning experience for her was balancing having fun and leaving enough time to get school work done.

This year Conner became better friends with several kids and really enjoyed spending time with them on the golf team. The highlight of Conner's golf season this year was winning the 9-hole tournament at Quail Valley. He also loved playing ping pong during lunch with his friends. Balancing school work, sports, and a girlfriend has been a learning experience for him!

So here comes summer! So far we have a camping trip planned to Scout Lake the beginning of July, a Sunriver trip the beginning of August, and Family Camp with our church the middle of August. Kelsey is also going to summer camp with her youth group and is very excited - she's the first of our kids to want to go to a summer camp. Conner will be spending lots of time driving this summer, to get his 100 hours in so that he can get his license. He would like to get a job this summer (actually, all of us would like for him to do this :) - he is taking a class so that he can become a soccer referee in the fall. McKenzie is hoping to do lots of babysitting to earn money for the things she wants to do this summer and will also be doing some fitness training to be in shape for soccer.

I only work 15 days during the summer, so I'll have lots of time off with the kids. Peter and I have planned to go out on dates every Friday afternoon since he only works half days on Friday. We're looking forward to eating at some new restaurants, finding new walking trails, and discovering new coffee shops.

There will be lots of things going on this summer! I will do my best to start each day by reading my Bible, so that I can always be aware of what God sees as important for my day and to be reminded that everything he created is for our enjoyment.