Frontenac, Fishing and DQ

 We did a little hiking at Frontenac, stopped for some fishing and then had cold treats.  This was the first state park hike and first pup cup for Gussy.

Gus News

 A walk and his first swim in Cascade Lake.  Oh, and a new fence he will probably hate.  Welcome to backyard prison!  Well, at least until he can't fit through the neighbor's vinyl fence gaps.

Driver's Ed!

 Charlie started Driver's Ed!  He's taking the online course, which is 30 hours.  He has 90 days to complete it and then it's on to behind the wheel.

Here he is choosing to ride in the front seat so I can impart my driving wisdom

Double Champs Sunday!

 Charlie's team went 5-0 in the tournament and scored 77 runs.  The boys went down 8-0 in the championship game and came back to win 12-11 with a walk off hit that scored two in the 7th inning.  Charlie pitched the last 4 2/3 innings and his friend, Reed, had the game winning hit.  It was the best championship game to watch, even from a screen while I watched Claire's team.  Her team went 3-1 in the tournament to pull out the championship!  She pitched to help them get there and had a couple nice hits, one with an RBI.

Another School Year Done!

 Charlie wrapped up 8th grade and Claire wrapped up 6th grade.

It's insane to think that Charlie will be in high school after summer.  Can't believe how fast it came.

Softball

 She's back at it- Claire decided to try out this year and made the gold level.  Go, Twisters!

The first game was on Thursday and she pitched.  Fun to see her pitching progress since last season.  She just keeps getting better.

Memorial Weekend

 We cleaned, worked around the house and got caught up on a lot that needed to get done.  Next up will be some fencing on the sides of the house to complete the yard.

We did make some time for fun, too.  Claire and I got matching jammies and went to the new Lilo and Stitch movie.  Nick and Charlie stayed home and watched the Minecraft movie.  Charlie also went fishing and got a Northern in a lake near our house.  Of course there was hot tub time and playing catch in the backyard.

This taste of summer always makes me want to be done with school SO much!

Gussy!!

I have about 3,000 pictures of Gus on my phone but here are a few.

He learned his first command, "sit", in about a day.  Such a smartie pants!