Old Glory Parade

In celebration of July 4th, the Kindergarten summer school class performed an Old Glory Parade at Eastland Mall. I was in Colorado for training, but was thrilled to get pictures of Brady in the parade from Chris.

School Yard Rhymes

School yard rhymes have changed since I was in school...

Burdette Park Family Reunion

Awhile back, a group of us decided that we needed to get the family together for a summer reunion where all the kids could run around while the adults visited. This Saturday, we had a gathering at Burdette Park at one of the shelter houses. It was the typical group that gathers at Christmas time with a few additional family members. The kids had the chance to play with their 1st cousins, their 2nd cousins, and some other distant cousins.  I think there was about 15 kids all together.  The day started out with a little thunderstorms, but turned out to be a great day later on.

The kids started out the day playing some board games and after the rain stopped, headed outdoors.  They had a blast traipsing through the creek and hillside and going on hikes with their oldest cousin, Shane.  They had a squirt gun fight and played on the nearby playground. They watched the adults playing horseshoes and cornhole.   Claire, bless her heart, wanted to be right there in on the action.  This time, we had to draw the line on her independence.  Luckily, we had a lot of volunteers to help with Claire.

It turned out to be a great day and will most likely be repeated again next year!

Brady turns 5-Years-Old!