Dirkies

We hit the 100's this week so we decided to go to Dirkies lake. We headed out around ten in the morning; the lake was pretty much deserted and a handful of hikers were heading home. Because the beach area was shaded we opted to start at the play ground so the kids didn't get wet and cold first.

After a bit we headed down to the water. There were only a couple of other families as we started out which made it very nice. Kendal was loving the water and was willing to go out with Casey in the deeper parts with her floatie. Peter our beach bum played in the sand with occasional bouts in the water.

After a bit we had a picnic lunch that we packed. It was a nice bit of time to warm up and take a break. We went back to the water played for a bit and built a big water channel in the sand with the kids.

We tried to go fly kites that night but we only managed a few minutes of flight. Casey took the kids to see the high school football practice while I attempted another flight, and reeled in / untangled lines for the kites. Casey took Peter to a practice earlier in the week. He loved drinking from the water bottles that were strewn all over the field.
Friday morning we had errands in town, we decided to start them off with a bit of tennis at the CSI courts. Kendal is very interested in playing and enjoys it, however it's hard for her to understand how much practice and work it takes to be able to hit the ball to someone and make contact with the ball every time. Peter ran around happily for a bit, hit a few balls then he wanted a drink and would not give up on the idea till we gave in and left.
Friday night the kids dressed up and we turned on Pandora Disney songs for them to dance around to. They were quite the site in their costumes and fluffy slippers going around the living room. I joined them for a bit too (till it turned into a surround Mommy and dance practically on top of her event).

We started off the week with Kendal being under the weather and are ending it with Peter being sick. Thankfully the kids don't get sick very often but it's no fun when they do. Thanks to Kendal's reflux as an infant throwing up comes very easy when she's sick and she becomes very clingy and wants loves all day. Peter just sits in a lethargic state, looks so sad, and has only wanted his Daddy this weekend.
Casey has football stuff, and CPR / first aid training this next week then he's officially back at work next Friday. I finally made Kendal a count down chart for when she starts school in a couple of weeks, but she'll still ask daily how close it is.. Kendal is so ready for school, (and we're ready for her to be there too) I just know she's going to love it!
I'm not doing preschool for Peter this year.  Hopefully we can continue the preschool age reading time the library has and work on his abc's, numbers, etc. this next year at home.