What do you do when it is over 100∞?† Well swim of course!
We went to a fabulous NOT back to school party this week.† Gina picked us up and we headed to Huntsville.† Katy had reserved an entire pool for our group.† 35 of us!!† After we swam for a while we headed out to Katyís house,† which I totally want to move to!† It is a perfect place for kids to live.† Beautiful setting, right on top of a mountain with everything a kid could want in the backyard; trampoline, hammock, swings, air gun and target, a HUGE treehouse and more.† Loved it!
This series of pics cracks me up!
Then Gina and I had some ….err fun on the swing.† The problem was when I stepped on one side, the other side went up, so Gina helped me on and then I couldn’t get off.† The kids just jump off, but that wasn’t happening.† Gina was laughing so much she couldn’t wouldn’t hold the dang swing.† She literally picked me up from it and put me down. Photo by Katy Bothwell.
We got to get an entire group shot.† This picture is from Esther Crawford.
It stormed the last 2 hours we were there so we just sat inside in a room with floor to ceiling windows and watched it.† It was such a great day!
Brit came home with us and she and Kei cut my hair! They did a great job.
On Friday, Kei and went to Pt. Mallard.† It is the last day the center is opened during the week.† It stays opened until Labor Day but only on weekends.† Public schools start Monday and most of their lifeguards and workers are high school kids.† Kei wanted to get there very early.† She got into the Olympic pool first!
It wasn’t very crowded, which was a first.† Several schools in North Alabama have started already.
She also jumped off the 1st platform for the first time.† It is very high….I wouldn’t have jumped off of it for $1000!† She was so excited and I was praying!
We ended the day with Italian ices.† We have had such a blast this summer at Pt. Mallard!
Now we are ready to get Not Back to School on Monday.
The summer is not over, but it feels like new beginnings.† Bring on the adventures!!
Homeschooling Rocks!!
Karen
The water is your friend.† You don’t have to fight with water, just share the same spirit as the water, and it will help you move.† ~Aleksandr Popov
Seventy-five percent of our planet is water – can you swim?† ~Author Unknown
I am still laughing at you not being able to get off that swing. Mostly because that is TOTALLY something I would do! lol. I always want to do what the kids are doing that looks like fun and don’t realize that I am 40 until I am up there…or I tear my rotator cuff…lol.
That tree house is AMAZING! I could live in that tree house!!! Awesome!!
I love how the girls cut your hair! Piper shaves Jason’s head all the time!!
Oh and I can’t believe you still have high dives. They are illegal in NJ now. I thought it was everywhere. I used to take diving classes and be on a diving team and dive of them all the time. Probably better that we don’t have them anymore because I would probably be tempted to do it again!
Such a fun time! Great photos 🙂
Beautiful! What a gorgeous group of friends you and Kei haveóyour NBTS day looked awesome. That treehouse! Wowóyes, Karen, I think you definitely should move into Katy’s house!! Then when we come to visit we can camp out up thereÖand maybe never leaveÖ 🙂
Kei is so brave jumping off the platform. That is such a great pic of her. You guys look so happyóall golden from your sweet summer. I’m so pleased I got to see it and share it here with you!
ps my favourite picture isn’t hereóit’s the mental image of you trying to get off that swing, and being lifted off by Gina. I would have been laughing with you guys, so hard! And I can hear you laughing still, see you smiling, from all the way over here 🙂
Wow, this looks like fun! As a homeschool alumni I have to agree: it rocks!
-Abby
http://www.differenthomeschoolgirl.blogspot.com
Your post made me smile. See? 😀
Love all the photos. Happy NBTS!!!!!