Summer Rec Programs

The Summer Rec Program got delivered in the mail today & we always start planning our summer with its arrival. Luckily Maverick really doesn't need any extra activities, so that just leaves 5 to schedule & manipulate around. I let them all know immediately that we would be only shooting for about 3 activities each (and I secretly was hoping my "sway power" was on high level). We start at the beginning of the book & I call out the different sub topics & if anyone is interested they speak up & find out more. An asterick & number (birth order!) go on the page if someone is still interested & on and on. Mostly, we are still undecided. I actually have to make a mock calendar up & make sure that we aren't trying to plan the impossible with activities going on at 2 different places at the same times. Last summer, because of age cut offs, I was at the baseball field 4 nights in a row with Mitch playing M&W & Marina playing T&T. Hoping to avoid that again I flipped ahead to the baseball section and... I'll be at the baseball field 4 nights in a row... sad sad sad... at least this year Madigan can also get in on the team. Morgan has resigned herself to drawing classes and swimming lessons ~ she HATES the deep end, but will be working on level 3 this year. Marina ~ is going into level 4 of swimming (Morgan & her passed level 2 together & then last year Morgan asked to pretty please repeat that level. I explained to her that I was not holding Marina back ~ Marina is half fish! ~ and she was fine with that. The other rule was that this year she'd have to do level 3) and would like to do softball again & learn tennis. Mitchell is all for t-ball and swimming and is debating between about 3 or 5 other things. Madigan wants swimming (with daddy!), t-ball, and "do they have fishing?" and Miranda is looking forward to swimming (possibly with Uncle Carl) and ballet.

Clearly you can see my summer unfolding before me already! We still have family vacations to plan and the summer library schedule to do and then add in VBS, soccer camps and a week long camp adventure for the 2 oldest girls. Should be a full BUSY summer ~ one with lots of photo ops and memories ~ missing baseball gloves & lost shoes ~ empty gas tanks & after game slushies! Honestly it all sounds fantastic ~ I Can't wait!!!