Summer is finally here!

It was a coldy snowy winter and a very wet spring.  Now that we are almost through the month of June, I'd say it's finally safe to say that Summer is Here!!!  Since it's been a while since I've posted, I've got to back track a bit.

In May, Tom and I took a long weekend trip to Niagara Falls (Canada) with Rob and Jessie.  We had a great time and enjoyed ourselves.  

Tom took on coaching Blake's 8U baseball team this year.  The season ended just a couple days ago and it was bittersweet.  I helped him out and we both really enjoyed the kids.  It was cool to see them improve so much from the first game through the last.  We had some really good kids on our team and I'd say it's a good possiibility that we will do it again next year!

Cora is playing Tball for the first time.  She is having fun with it, thankfully it's a short season as the games can be a little long!!  I think it's more of a social event than anything, as she is on the same team as Brennen Hooper, Brooklyn Wendling and Ava Kolar.

The kids finished up a few sessions of swim lessons this spring.  What an amazing improvement they've made!!  Blake can swim the entire length of the pool with no help and no life jacket.   He can also go down the slide and jump off the diving board with no life jacket.  Cora can also swim a short distance in the deep end!!  Their improvement from last summer is just remarkable!!  We went swimming over at Aunt Peggy's a few weeks ago and it was so nice to see them both jump right in with no fear and just have a blast, with me not having to worry about them!

Cora graduated from the 3 year old Peace Lutheran Pre-School on June 3rd.  She will start the 4 year old program in the fall.  It's hard to believe she is growing up this fast!  She seemed to do very well in pre-school and really enjoyed it.

Blake's last day of 1st grade was June 17th.  They had about 10 snow days they had to make up so they were in school much longer than normal.  He will start 2nd grade next year.  He did very well with his "grades."  They don't get letter grades, just numbers 1-4.  Blake got all 3's and 4's (meets and exceeds standards).  He is also an exceptional reader which makes me so happy!  At the beginning of the school year he was a Level 18 which is the highest level a first grader can be.  His teacher said that with most kids they try to get them to a 16-18 by the end of the school year.  Needless to say, we are very proud of him!

Tom and I have been trying to get out golfing when we can.  I'm playing on the ladie's league again this year with Amy Trepkowski.  Tom is a sub for the men's league and is enjoying getting out a little more often.

It's hard to believe we have been in our houes for almost a year already!  I have no regrets and am so happy that we made the move.  With ball being over for the year (Cora's last game is today), swim lessons being done and school being out, we are thinking things should slow down a little bit.....but that never seems to be the case with summertime.  We actually don't have too busy of a summer planned....a couple graduation parties and just a camping trip or two.