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Summer Adventure: Splash Pad  It's that time of the year again: Summer Adventures for us!!! I send out emails every week with 1-3 places to go and then we meet friends.  Sometimes friends join us and sometimes they don't.  When they do we are pleasantly surprised! So far school has been out 2 weeks and we have been able to go three places: Splashpad Bowling  Library Story Time - Building Cities At the Splash-pad we met two friends.  It was not crowded and the kids (even the older ones) enjoyed it.  This is a new spray-ground built by our local town and usually it is PACKED.  The only thing that went wrong: Jacolena got Pink Eye from looking in the water too much. :(  Troy's 29th birthday for the 10th time. lol Happy Birthday Troy!  We went to the mall to have dinner and then to G&G's to see their progress on the house being built The kids explored the dirt, piles, cemetery, house and shop. ...

Picnic with Childhood friends and their families  I grew up with pretty awesome bunch of peeps in the Raleigh NC area.  Sometimes we try to get  together but it doesn't always work.  One of my childhood friends lives oversees and when she comes home to visit her parents we try to work in to see her.   The "stars aligned" and we were able to get together as families.  Not every family was able to make it and we definitely missed them! Ashley Henderson Sherwood (with her youngest William #6) and Amber Ogarek Taylor. Rachel & Brian Nichols and Robbie Taylor. Brandon Sherwood & Eleanor (#5) and Troy with two of our kids.   I grew up with Amber, Ashley, Brian and Robbie.  We got together at Rachel and Brian's neighborhood park while they were having a food truck rodeo and movie night.  We were out so late with our kids!!!  I almost didn't want to leave because the kids were being sooooo goo...

Didn't realize these two pictures above were on my phone till I downloaded them!  Not sure where they came from.  End of School year - Culver's Treat   Jare Bear's Awards from teacher  His teacher - Mrs. Jordan, has been the BEST for him.  She was just as good as his ID Mild teacher Ms. Nutini.  She understood his quirks, personality and gave him the structure he needed to be successful.  He hasn't necessarily caught up academically but he has matured emotionally and socially being with his normal peers.  I could not be more proud of this guy! I hope 3rd grade will bring him the same adventure.  Someone was having a lot of seizures at the end of the school year.  My assumption is her VNS isn't working anymore. 2nd Grade awards  Georgia Gray, Crazy A, Lydia and Victoria Mrs. Sheaon and Crazy A. She also was a great teacher too!  3rd Grade Awards Jacolena and ...