Church Talent Show 2011

Our church had a talent show this evening. They have been passing around sign-up sheets for the past few weeks. Lexi asked me if I would sign her up. They had the option of doing a display or performing. I signed her up for a display. I knew there was no way I could take the time to work on a performance with her. She wanted to perform, but settled for doing artwork. I told her to make pictures of pioneers, since July is the month we celebrate them. Plus, our friend is running a pioneer summer camp for the kids this week. I think the pictures look great. She got lots of compliments and even a gold medal. We enjoyed watching the performances although none of them were outstanding and some were definitely not very good. Perhaps next year, we'll try to put one together for her.

Drawing Queen

Lexi completely loves drawing and doing crafts. I don't like collecting her millions of pictures, so I get out my camera & snap photos of them before I throw them away. That way, we are keeping them without the mess. I thought we'd share them on her blog.


Pegasus

Dogs

Zoo Pictures


Star Wars

Church Ready

This morning before heading to church, I wanted to take a few pictures. It is always more fun to take pictures when they are looking so cute. I especially loved Lexi's hair. Yesterday after her bath, I gave her two french braids. I took them out this morning to this beautiful wave.

Tie-Dye

The tie-dye shirts from the 4th of July turned out great! The kids love them. I just wanted to post a follow-up picture.

4th of July Celebration

We had a great 4th of July thanks to friends. We were invited to a pot-luck barbeque brisket dinner in the evening. After eating delicious food, the kids made 4th of July hats. They took turns making them, so I was in charge of playing bingo to keep the others entertained. Once they were done, we all headed to the mall parking lot to watch the fireworks and met up with even more friends.

Making fireworks hats


Bingo

Fireworks

4th of July Morning

This morning, we were invited to our friends’ house to make tie-dye t-shirts. The kids were very excited, but mostly because they just love spending time with their friends. The guys helped the kids make the shirts, while the chics were inside helping them do crafts and eat lunch. Of course, the kids also found time to play.

Pirate Camp Last Day

Today's Pirate Camp was by far the best. We did lots of crafts, hung pirate flags, and had lots of fun. I even took LOTS of pictures. Sadly, my memory card was blitzed. Luckily, I took the picture above with my phone. It doesn't even compare to all the amazing ones I took with my camera, but it is something.

Pirate Camp Day 2

Today's Pirate Camp was all about teaching the little buccaneers to be better swimmers. Of course, we had lots of fun too. The moms are just happy that the kids get exhausted from running up the stairs to ride the slides over & over again.

Arrr Matey

Ever since last year Lexi went to Pirate Camp last summer, she and Jordan have been talking about it and wanting to do it again. I was actually very disappointed for the price, so I told them that we would run our own in Texas and invite friends. I figured that it was the best way to make sure it was fun and that paying for all the crafts & pirate stuff for all the kids would be cheaper than the one she went to.

We invited a few friends & started our week long summer camp today. As you can see, we had eye patches, swords, hats, and tattoos. We even had tuna sandwiches for lunch. We also learned about two of the most famous pirate islands in the Caribbean, which I happened to have been to both – Nassau, Bahamas and Haiti/Dominican Republic. We talked about Blackbeard and taught them a fun song (see video below). Everyone enjoyed it and we’re all looking forward to doing Pirate Camp all week.









Warning: video not the greatest...

Ready for Church

Our church is from 1 to 4 pm on Sundays. It ends up taking over the whole day, but is also gives plenty of time to get ready. The kids have already made friends. Lexi is in the CTR4 class (4 year olds that are turning 5), which consists of lots of little girls. I don't think there is even one boy in the class. Lexi really enjoys them and is very excited that at least one of the girls will be in her elementary school.