Summer

This summer has been crazy busy.  Between cheerleading camps, friends coming here, girls going there, and then regular camps... it's just been really busy.  Thanks to their dad for driving them all around. 

FFA Horse camp.
This was Sophie's second and last year at horse camp.  She loves, loves, loves it.  Sadly because she will be 14 (oh my) in September she won't be able to go to camp next year.  She will be able to go the following year as a junior counselor (fingers crossed).  Horse camp is her happy place.  I remember dropping her off the first year and she said she didn't want to go.  When we picked her up on the following Friday, she said she didn't want to leave.  This year she said she wanted to go, but was nervous.  Then I think when she realized she had all the same counselors as the year before and she knew several girls, she was fine.  When we picked her up again on Friday she said she didn't want to leave.  Oh how I wish we could have sent her every week.  She would love it.  They ride, learn all about horses, swim, have team building exercises, and just have a great time. 

Winshape Camp
This is without a doubt one of Maddie's favorite places on Earth.  She has talked non stop about it.  This was her second year.  This year her skills were Archery, volleyball, pottery, handcrafts, cooking, and indoor rock climbing.  She loves her skills, but she also loves getting closer to God.  She loves going to the worship services that they have at camp.  This one is a two week camp.  She said she wasn't homesick until about Tuesday or Wednesday of the week that she was coming home.  She loves it though.

Rain

It feels like it has been raining forever.  Everything is wet and muddy and flooded.  That didn't stop the girls from doing what they love... playing in the rain.  These two love being outside when it rains.  They would sit out all day if they could have.

A new chapter

Today was the day that they have been waiting for.  Today was the first day of middle school.  Maddie was so excited.  Sophie was excited, but nervous.  I think that they will do great this year.  I know they will make lots of new friends and still have their old friends.  I can't wait to hear all about their day.

Obligatory backpack shot.

Chloe spent the night so she could go to school with them. Her mom was teaching.

walking in the door. I was "that" mom :).

Camp

Maddie came home from Camp WinShape yesterday.  She was gone for two weeks.  She loved it.  She said she loved the food, activities...everything.  Her favorite skill was archery and indoor rock climbing.  She talked about how they prayed every time before a skill and after a skill.  They had bible devotions and bible study every day.  She loved it.  She has already decided to go back next year.