I walked the boys and their friends to a park near our house.  The boys say these girls are their 'girlfriends'. Here's a picture of Carson making his move.  When did this happen? I am SO not ready for this! Yikes!

Minecraft Spider

Minecraft has certainly taken over our lives. Seems a little too real sometimes. Here is a Minecraft spider trying to kill my six-year-old. 

Veggie Derby

Carson attended a veggie derby day. Kids grades 4th - 8th grade created vehicles out of vegetables and fruits. Carson and his partner won most creative award!

Science Summer Camp

The boys really enjoyed summer camp this year. The class was set up for grades K – 6th. They did dozens of experiments every day and on the final day, made homemade ice cream and had an ice cream party. They are already looking forward to next year!

Sprinkler Time!

Summertime sprinkler fun. I just love how Cameron plugs his nose and braves the sprinkler. They are so tough.

Ripstick

Carson is getting pretty good on this thing.  If you are familiar with a ripstick, you'll know that these things are HARD to even stand on.  Great job little buddy!

Making a Camera

 

Working on making a real working 35mm camera. It finishes up a unit that we did this summer on light and the electromagnetic spectrum. 

Park fun

Snack break after playing at the park so hard with friends.  Here is Carson and Cameron with their friend Carson who has a brother named Cameron.  It's all so confusing!

Art Co-op - Picasso

We learned about Picasso at Art Co-op and made collages.  The boys really enjoyed making their creations.  Of course, art was interrupted by a sword fight with the 5 & 6 year olds.

Indoor Summer Fun

The weather has been crazy this summer.  Our regular swimming time at Texas Pool was interrupted by some rain.  Instead, the boys played indoors with friends and had Nerf battles.  They also had a great time with the game, Headbanz.  It was so funny to watch them play!

Park Cleanup

 

Everyday is Earth Day! We spent the morning cleaning up one of our local parks.  My good friend, Monica organized the event and made it happen! The boys had a great time and got a lot out of it.  Afterwards, we played with our friends and had a picnic.  What a great summer it's been so far!

Putt Putt

Such a fun night with my boys. Putt Putt golf and ice cream! Summer fun. 

Tooth Fairy

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Sculpture Workshop

 

I enrolled the boys in a sculpture workshop at the Sid Richardson Western Art Museum in Fort Worth.  They featured a couple of Remingtons that are privately owned and on loan that helped inspire their own creations. They loved it.

Power Suit

Carson has been working hard planning the creation of a power suit. He has an LED light up jewel that is made for a swimming pool. He bought a T-shirt and hot glue gunned the jewel to the middle of the chest and created armor that goes around it. It is similar to Ironman. He is still working on it but is very proud of how it's coming along. The things he comes up with! 

Happy Birthday USA

Didn't take too many pictures, but the boys and I had a really great time this Fourth of July. 

On the 3rd, we plotted out a spot in Addison Circle and spent the day with friends playing in the fountains until the warbird flyover & fireworks began after dark. I packed a picnic with snacks and dinner and the boys brought glow sticks. Carson said it was the best time of his life. Win!

On the 4th, we met up with some friends at Texas pool (which is a landmark in Plano). They had hot dogs, games and a fun day was had by all. We love that pool and it has now become a tradition to go there every summer. 

Geography club - USA

Celebrating the USA with a potluck and parade with geography club. 

Abuelo & Abuela day

So much fun at Abuelo's pool this weekend! ❤

First corn dog

From Cameron's bucket list this summer,

'Try a corn dog'.

He gave a thumbs up!

New Family Member

Meet our newest family member, 'Fin'.  He is Cameron's new Betta fish.  He is a very nice fish and Cameron loves him. Here is a picture of Fin while Cameron is drawing a portrait of him.  Welcome Fin!

Reptile hour

One of our good friends recently rescued a lot of reptiles and had a show and tell. Carson's favorite was the corn snake and my favorite was the tortoise. He was so cute! I wonder if I'll still think so when he's 200 pounds hang out in their backyard!