A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.Briarfest. This is an annual event put on each year by St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church. They do it to raise funds to care for the needy here in Colorado Springs. There are carnival rides, food trucks (and funnel cakes of course), a…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. Ponderosa Camp. Grayson is in his last year of middle school and was thrilled to finally get to experience going to the Ponderosa Camp for 3 days/two nights of fun activities (It was cancelled due to Covid for the past two years). He…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. Back to School for Morgan. Morgan got to enjoy a couple of extra weeks more of summer break before school started. He’s at a new school this year and is feeling optimistic. Our city has numerous school districts and also has the availability…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.Back to School for Grayson. Our summer breaks often end WAY too early for my taste. Grayson started his last year of middle school early this month and as you can see from his photo’s–he’s thrilled. 2.A couple of new ventures for Morgan. Morgan…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. A Visit from a Friend. Grayson met Joey about 4 summers ago at our annual church camp. Joey is from Oklahoma, but he and his siblings come to Colorado Springs every year to visit his aunt. I just love how he and Grayson have…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.The Birthday Boy. Super Rockstar recently celebrated his birthday. Well–maybe “celebrated” isn’t accurate, since he doesn’t typically thrill in getting another year older. Our boys, with all of their teenager teasing–don’t help matters much. They call him “Old Man” and “Grandpa’ most of the…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.Kansas Kayaking. My Mom–who loves everything outdoors and adventurous–recently got her own kayak and has been paddling the section of the Arkansas (that’s pronounced Ar-KANSAS thank you very much) that flows through my home-town. She treated my sister, Super Rockstar, the boys and I…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. Some creative stuff. I can’t seem to get through the summer without at least one project or so. At our first garage sale outing of the season, I found some patio chairs that were super cheap and just needed some TLC. At first,…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1. Spring Sports are done. Grayson had an incredible season playing spring flag football with i9 Sports. I love that they have a really good program for kids where they teach the skills for the sport, but also positive character traits that encourage the…
A weekly list of things accomplished, enjoyed, learned, tried and remembered. 1.Summer Fun Begins. Summer break has begun and we are squeezing every drop of fun in that we can. Every year for the last day of school–I always pick up a few things for the boys to kick off summer break. This year I…