New Pictures

I have uploaded some new pictures of the kids on the blog. Check them out and enjoy. I see Andrew has been adding a few pictures of his own to the blog. :)

Andrew is a Driving Nanny

Andrew got a job as a driving nanny for the next month. He is driving 3 kids around in the morning to their swimming lessons, Trollwood club, and other places. He likes it because it's easy and he is done by noon, so he can go to his basketball camp in the afternoon and then go to his basketball club at night. I think this is a great way for him to help out another family, make some extra spending money, and still have his nights and weekends free.

Megan goes to Camp

Tomorrow I am taking Megan to Wisconsin to camp for 8 weeks. The longest she has been gone from us is 1 week to camp Cormorant. This summer she will be gone for almost 9 weeks and we won't see her until August 14. I'm scared, nervous, and ready to cry as the days get closer. I know that this is the best thing for her, but she's my baby and as a parent, it seems that time goes by too quickly.
This is a special camp...a weight loss camp for kids. My daughter's body biology is not working with her and at 5'0" she is weighing in at 200 pounds and just started taking a diabetic medication, so while I know that this will help her, I know she's worried about being gone for so long, she just won't say anything about it.

Megan Calls Home

Megan called home tonight. She was so excited to tell us that she has lost 10 pounds in one week. She also said that she is having a great time and making some good friends. She didn't really want to talk to dad or I, she wanted Andrew and was so disappointed that he wasn't home to talk to her. We forgot to tell Andrew that Megan would be calling, so next week when she calls, we already told Andrew to make sure he is home. Megan adores him and wants to be and do everything that Andrew does.
I was so surprised at how much Megan lost in just one week. I know now that we made the right decision in sending her to this camp, but I still miss her like crazy!!!

Boys Week Trip

The boys went on their annual fishing trip this week. Andrew caught the biggest Northern and Felix caught the biggest Walleye. The boys said they had the best time. They laughed every night and Felix was amazed at how "vibrant" Grandpa's could be. They had a deer, a baby owl and a grouse in their camp as their pets for the week. They saw a fight between an Eagle and another bird in the air. The eagle won and got the other bird's baby. Otherwise, they don't tell me much about their boy trip, just that they had a Great time!

Last Day of School

HURRAY!!!

Today was the last day of school. I came home from work at 1:30 today to see 6 boys watching t.v. eating pizza, and just chilling out. They all seemed much more relaxed then a couple of days ago when they were taking finals.
The kids are so excited to be home for the summer. Andrew has a job in June be a chauffeur for one of Doug's co-workers kids. Then in July Andrew is going to New York on a mission trip for the summer.
Megan is going to camp for the summer in Wisconsin. She leaves next week, so we are going to spend the next few days getting all of the items she needs.
It's going to be a busy summer. The boys leave on the 10th for their annual fishing trip in the boundary waters of Minnesota. This is always Andrew's favorite vacation.

Andrew makes Pizzazz and Improve and Leadership

Andrew made the Pizzazz singing team at school for next year. He was so excited! Then he spent 3 weeks in Improv classes after school (No, I didn't know he was doing it~typical Andrew) and made the team. Then he also got involved with CORE a leadership club that goes out and talks to younger kids about drugs and alcohol.
He loves to be active in school.