NeeNee's Blog: Summer school and stuff...

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Summer school and stuff...

Well, we just finished our first week of summer school. When I say we, I mean Fletcher is a student at summer school and Maddie is volunteering with the 1st and 2nd graders. And I have managed to get myself on the payroll at Bethany Elementary, as a teacher's assistant! It's only for four weeks so I think I can handle it. The teacher Maddie is helping absolutely loves her and thinks Maddie is the best helper! Maddie thinks she's 'teaching' the 1st and 2nd graders! She's very excited to go each day. That's such a blessing.

First day of summer school...

We went outside to write on the sidewalk with chalk...

Maddie and Fletcher on the shuttle headed back to TCC...

Maddie has surprised me quite a lot this summer with her independence. She has always been a mama's girl, so I've been blown away by the fact that she has walked into two different elementary schools, not knowing a soul in either school, once for Summer Spectacular and now summer school. Last weekend we went to my sister's lake house and Maddie rode on the back of a jet ski AND she went tubing on the back of a boat for the first time. I was a nervous wreck the whole time, her not so much! I'm so thankful for this new independence and sad all at the same time. She' growing up on me, y'all!

My independent girl...

Like I said earlier we went to my sister's lake house at Texhoma last Sunday and had a wonderful time. We just went for the day, but there we lots of Milgrims camping out at her house and we had so much fun! We spent the day at a little beach and the grown ups pulled the kiddos on the tube and gave them rides on the jet ski!

Cousins swimming at the beach...

Getting ready to go tubing...

There they go!

We brought Fletcher home for the 4th of July and had a great day with family and friends. The 4th is one of my favorite times not only because we are celebrating the birth of our great nation but also because it's the only holiday Fletcher has been home for every year. I love that we can come together and enjoy each other. Our friends the Jarvis' and the Drechsler family came over throughout the day. The kids played Just Dance and we had sword fights and lots of food! We ended the day at TCC, where we were able to take Fletcher out in the parking lot to watch fireworks. It was a fantastic day!