Sunday, September 30, 2018

Sixth Grade Camp

I signed up Dave to be a parent chaperone for Rylan's 6th grade camp this year at Open House. 

We've never been able to go before, so this was a new experience. 
Every sixth grader gets to go and it's been one of Logan and Presley's favorite middle school memories. 

They stay at Tall Timbers, past Leavenworth, about an hour away. 
Half of the sixth graders go Wednesday to Thursday and the other half go Thursday to Friday. 
The whole sixth grade class is there for a few hours together on Thursday. 
Ry and Dave went Wednesday to Thursday. 

Rylan rode the bus to camp, and rode back with Dave.











that's Rylan ziplining (video on Dad's phone)

The kids do all sorts of team building activities and outdoor activities.
Ry was right in his element. 
He loved it. 

Dave had an interesting group of 6 boys--a crier, a medicated student, one who had never stayed the night away from his parents, one who wouldn't participate in the activities, and several that were scared of the dark.  He had some funny stories. 
But he survived too. 

When Rylan came home he told us the story of getting in his sleeping bag at night and his feet touched the fur of this elephant.  It was dark and he was scared because he thought a rat somehow got in his sleeping bag.  He said he laid there for a while and when it didn't move he felt around with his feet and felt the big plastic eyes.  He reached down and pulled this out of his bag.
Who put it there?    Harper

I worked at the football game Friday night and the 6th grade science teacher (not the one Rylan has, but the other one who had both Logan and Presley) came up to me and said he was at camp at the same time as Rylan and said that he was a great kid and wished Ry was in his class.   









Lea's Day-Lea's, Week 39 (2018)

Day 267, Monday, September 24th
Harper's first time doing Travel Club. 
She got 100% today. 

Day 268, Tuesday, September 25th
Presley on her way into her driving school. 

Day 269, Wednesday, September 26th
Dad and Rylan on their way to 6th grade camp this morning. 

Day 270, Thursday, September 27th
Rylan getting ready to do the zip line. 

Day 271, Friday, September 28th
Presley was asked to the homecoming dance today at school. 

Day 272, Saturday, September 29th
A win for Harper's soccer team today. 
Dad giving loves to Presley tonight. 
He left out of town for the week on a 6 AM flight. 

Day 273, Sunday, September 30th
Before Dave left, he turned off the heater to the pool. 
I was shocked that these two still took a long swim today.  
Ry wanted nothing to do with it. 

First Week-End of Fall

Lea's Day-Lea's, Week 38 (2018)

Day 260, Monday, September 17th
Still making time for an evening swim. 

Day 261, Tuesday, September 18th
Harper woke up early with me so she painted her nails while I got breakfast ready. 

Day 262, Wednesday, September 19th
Happy Birthday to Dad!

Day 263, Thursday, September 20th
Harper with the soccer throw in. 

Day 264, Friday, September 21st
With a great horned owl at the salmon festival in Leavenworth. 
(My last one to chaperone)

Day 265, Saturday, September 22nd
At a birthday party today for a school friend. 

Day 266, Sunday, September 23rd
And one more birthday ice skating party. 

Lea's Day-Lea's, Week 37 (2018)

Day 253, Monday, September 10th
Evening bike riding. 

Day 254, Tuesday, September 11th
Presley starts her drivers training classes next week. 
She's getting a little more confident behind the wheel. 

Day 255, Wednesday, September 12th
Nighttime Kindle reading. 

Day 256, Thursday, September 13th
Watching YouTube together. 

Day 257, Friday, September 14th
Our first home football game tonight. 
We were all at the game...Logan and Presley are on the other side of the field somewhere. 

Day 258, Saturday, September 15th
Picture day for soccer. 
Harper found a couple friends. 

Day 259, Sunday, September 16th
The neighborhood kids and Ry and Harper went searching for frogs down at the retention pond.  

Lea's Day-Lea's, Week 36 (2018)

Day 246, Monday, September 3rd
Ry and his friend went to a yard sale and he bought a boom box. 
I had to order him a cassette tape (Chipmunks Christmas) so he understood how it worked. 

Day 247, Tuesday, September 4th
A little homework tonight. 

Day 248, Wednesday, September 5th
Harper's first game of the season. 

Day 249, Thursday, September 6th
Ry received his first ASB today. 

Day 250, Friday, September 7th
Presley and I were early to pick up Rylan from flag football. 
He's in the pink shirt on the right. 

Day 251, Saturday, September 8th
A perfect day for a soccer game win. 

Day 252, Sunday, September 9th
Watching Sunday night football for the first time this season on the big screen. 
Aaron Rodgers is Dave's quarterback in his fantasy league. 



Monday, September 3, 2018

Lea's Day-Lea's, Week 35 (2018)

Day 239, Monday, August 27th
Ry is 11 1/2 so a half doughnut for breakfast was in order. 

Day 240, Tuesday, August 28th
6th grade orientation. 

Day 241, Wednesday, August 29th
First Day of School

Day 242, Thursday, August 30th
A beautiful evening for a soccer practice. 
That's Harper in the orange jersey. 

Day 243, Friday, August 31st
Harper's teacher noticed that her birthday was on the night of the Root Beer Social. 
She emailed me to ask if Harper would like to be the first of her class to celebrate a birthday. 
So I brought in ice cream cups for her class on their first Friday. 

Day 244, Saturday, September 1st
We picked up Rylan's saxophone for his band class today. 

Day 245, Sunday, September 2nd
A very summery feeling beginning of September.