I thought I just might not survive this past week but luckily I did. Long days and nights notwithstanding it was actually a great week.
Saturday Keilee had an acting workshop from 10-5. She got an hour break for lunch so I packed a lunch and took her to the park when I picked her up. She really enjoyed the class and had a blast!
This past week was Camp Artselle. It is a camp for 1-5 graders from 9:00-2:00. Keilee is a counselor and I am the ‘adult’ helper in another class. I could never be a teacher in a classroom. I spend 50% of my time telling kids to be quiet and pay attention and listening to drama! And not the kind we were in class for!
Keilee takes her job VERY seriously. Her kids absolutely love her. They brought her cards and letters every day that they had made her at home. She had the group going into the 5th grade. She was quite surprised how silly they acted about boys and such. She is so NOT like that. She loved her kids though and they had a blast. They go to 4 classes then they pick a “Master” class for the 5th class. There is also a snack and lunch during the day. The theme was Mardi Gras and Keilee actually worked on the theme last year in camp for this year.
She and another boy were also directing a video they made during camp to show to the parents. They did a great job with it.
Then from 3:00-6:00 she was in After Hours class. I didn’t help with this one so I left and came home only to turn around and come back at 6:00 for Aristocats practice. Long days… from 8:15 AM to around 9:00 PM. During the After Hours class they brought in a guest speaker who has an acting company in Huntsville. He put all the kids on stage and they performed an Improv Skit. Keilee won a T shirt for the Best Acting. I wish I could have seen it. She acted like a psycho prisoner in a prison who ended up screaming at a guard at the top of her lungs. 🙂 Yeah, that’s my girl.
They practice all week to perform on Thursday for family. Keilee was ‘The Whistler“. She ‘whistled’ a long solo during the song “When You Go to New Orleans” It was really cool.
Aristocat practice is going great. There is a little girl who is barely 5 who LOVES Keilee. She will sit in the front row when she isn’t on stage and just watch every move she makes. She is TOO cute.
I LOVE this picture. This is Keilee and 3 of her best friends. She has known these boys for years. They are inseparable during plays and they text continuously. She does NOT like them as ‘boyfriends’ but she loves them as brothers. There were a couple of 13-15 year old girls who thought this picture was inappropriate. These are the same girls who never stopped talking about boys and acting silly and giggly all the time. It kinda upset Keilee until I explained to her that some people are going to find fault with anything. This picture shows friendship and caring and happy to me.
This week on 7 Cool Homeschoolers the theme was “Parents”. Keilee worked really hard on her video and she did it at 11:00 PM every night because we were gone all day. She wouldn’t let me see it until she posted it. Watch if you have a chance. She is my heart.
We have a slower paced weekend then Keilee is helping with another camp next week. The hours are NOT as crazy and it is actually in our town. After that we have a few plans for day trips and of course practice 3 times a week until August.
Happy Summer!
Homeschooling Rocks!
Karen
The summer night is like a perfection of thought. ~Wallace Stevens
“Celebrate summer–sun-drenched days and starlit nights.” ~Gooseberry Patch
That was so sweet what a couple of beautiful homeschool girls!
Oh my goodness, Keilee has some energy!! What a wonderful job to have – I bet all the little ones adore her.
The video is gorgeous – Keilee’s words and the beautiful montage and song. I would’ve been in floods if I were you!
Wow! What a busy and wonderful week! I hope you got to rest up a little bit this weekend. 🙂 I love all of your daughters costumes and photos. I wish I had her energy level!
What an amazing week it sounds like, despite how busy it was. I’m missing my blogging friends 🙁 I’m so busy at work, but I’m loving it. I’m glad to stop by and catch up a little!
@ Phyllis at All Things Beautiful:
I agree! I realized when the girls were doing their video that there are very few pictures of me and even less of me with them! Since I am always behind the camera I have lots of Greg with the girls, but very few of me. I am going to have to get Greg up to speed on iphone photography!
Beautiful post, beautiful week!
Oh, and I forgot to say….Kei and Karen…I love how many pictures you have of the two of you. That is so important. One of my goals this year is to make sure I take plenty of picture of me and my kids together. It is a hard goal for me, however. Thank you for the encouragement.
What an inspiration you two are to so many people. Your week was so busy, it is exhausting even just to read about. I remember when I had that much energy…but no more. LOL {hugs to both of you}
That was a crazy week, but you did survive it and sounds like had a good deal of fun too.
Keilee’s video was so sweet. She is an amazing child, and you are certainly an amazing mother.
Have a more restful week!
Of all the things she does, all the places she goes, all the talents she has… her kind heart and her sweetness to the younger kids has to be the thing you’re proudest of.
She’s not even mine and I’m proud. 😀
Though it was busy-crazy, your week still sounded wonderful! Keilee was definitely in her element:) Love all the photos and wish we could be there to see her perform…just once! Loved her video about you! You are blessed.
I love Keilee’s creativity and performance skills. She clearly has a real gift and it is great that you are able to provide so many opportunities for her.
I had this idea in my head that it is summer and we are slowing down…I emailed Jess and another friend that lives far away and asked about getting together and then realized we can’t do it this week because of this camp and we can’t do it that week because of this camp and we can’t…we have like 2 weeks of nothing and the rest are jammed! How did this happen? What happened to my lazy summer?
What a crazy, busy week. Looks like lots of fun though. It has been kind of quiet around here so I am ready for August to get here and the cooperative to begin again. I miss the interaction with all the kids and parents.