First Day of School

Today marked another start to a school year for the kids (and me) at Legacy Christian Academy.   Once again the school welcomed the kiddos with nothing but fun; lots of picture backdrops, the mascot, music, staff, and an orange carpet. The kids were so excited to see all their friends and the staff again.  However, the three oldest were not excited to walk the carpet; in fact, they just waved bye and walked in the other doors.  I'm so grateful for Legacy and I know it's going to be another great year!  

Side note, how did our baby start high school today?!?!

Ian's Baptism

Today marked another day that Dad and I will treasure forever; Ian chose to be baptized.  I was hesitant to know if it was the right time, but after denying him three other opportunities this past year to get baptized and him continuously asking, I couldn't say no again. 

Ian declared his love to trust and follow Jesus before our church family.   It was such a beautiful sight that brought so much joy and happiness to Dad and me.  Following the baptisms, Constance hosted a cake reception for the families and their friends. Such a blessing today was, and so proud of Ian!

Camp Lebanon Super Kids

This past week was Kallen's turn to head north to spend his week at Camp Lebanon. He was joined this year by five other classmates, three being a few of his favorite people.  He said he had a great time minus the lack of sleep.  So thankful to have him home.

Camp Lebanon Junior High

This past week was by far one of Elyse’s favorite from the summer as it was her annual week at Camp Lebanon. Caleb decided to join in on the festivities this year as it was upcoming seventh through ninth grade. He probably didn’t enjoy it as much as Elyse, but both of them said they had a fantastic time.

Maddie Turns 9 Years Old

Today Maddie turned nine.  Maddie still has many similarities to when she turned eight; still, the tallest girl in her class with bright blue eyes, loves the ocean, and enjoys playing outside, swimming, art, animals, and building Legos. She is always asking questions and finds joy in the little things.

Happy 9th Birthday, Maddie!  We hope you had a great day and we love you lots girl.

Since we happened to be home today and it was in the high 90s it was the perfect day to celebrate Maddie with her friends' party too.  She had four of her closest friends over for cake, treats, and lots of swimming.  It went super fast, but so fun for the girls.  We also opened family gifts and ate her dinner of choice, personally made pizzas.  

Day 12: New York City

Today was our last official day on vacation as we will spend the next two days driving home.  We again took today easy with lots of walking and shopping.  We experienced a filming of the upcoming movie, Ghostbusters, where the streets were shut down and many takes of one simple shot were done.  We also took the kids to Chinatown and Little Italy so they could experience it and relate to what they learned at Ellis Island.  The final stop of our day was taking Dad out to a nice dinner at Hard Rock Cafe for Father's Day.  A great ending to the trip!

Day 11: New York City

Today we really slept in thanks to getting to bed around midnight last night.  We had nothing on the agenda and it was a great day!  We started by hitting up Caleb's favorite place, Harry Potter New York, the first and largest Harry Potter store.  We then spent our day walking around visiting shops, eating yummy food, and people-watching.