She has also been working hard with her Crown Point team already. She even helped out one week at CP Girls Kiddie Camp, which was a soccer camp for younger girls. This was her first year helping out, and she had 6 girls she was personally working with. She found the combination of practices and working with a group of young girls exhausting! She's already had several scrimmages with the team and has officially made Varsity again.
They had a picture day and Delaney made this collage:
Right now, they are up to Monday through Saturday practices and her first game is before school even starts (and the second is the first day of school). So much for the rest of her summer!
Kenny had a conference to attend in Atlanta from June 26 through July 2. The ISTE Conference had about 20,000 educators all talking about Technology. Kenny was in Heaven! He brought back a lot of great information for Hammond. He also got to visit CNN Headquarters, Olympic Park, and visit the Atlanta Aquarium.
We had a nice July 4th here at the house, spending it with Danielle's parents and grandma. We had a cookout, played games, and enjoyed the unseasonably cool summer weather. Kenny and the kids also enjoyed some fireworks. Kenny filmed this finale:
And they took this selfie together:
Kenny also got to hang out with some good buddies that he's been friends with since grade school. It was really nice for all three of them to get together and hang out a while.
Then it was time to celebrate our nephew Michael's 8th birthday! It is hard to believe that he is already eight years old. He is a bit of a LEGO fanatic, and this birthday didn't disappoint -- especially with the recently released LEGO movie -- he excitedly received several new sets that were played with that very same day.
Kenny and Kyle took off for a father/son weekend up in Michigan, hanging out with some friends on the beach. They had a great time, even though the water was a wee bit chilly -- they still enjoyed their beach time.
Dee had some soccer obligations, so she and I stayed home. We had a really nice testosterone free weekend. HA!
The very next weekend my friend RuthAnn came up for a relaxing weekend for us! She came up sans kids, and I had Kenny and the kids go stay elsewhere. :-) They spent the first evening at Danah's house, then went to Kenny's parents. We had a very nice kids-free, craft weekend. The only kid that had to stay was our furry baby Loki. Not being a particular kitty person, RuthAnn tolerated him. I even caught her and Loki exchanging an eskimo kiss on the stairs:
Really, how can you not love this adorable face?
We had to register the kids for school. They already have their schedules and supply lists, and it is getting all too close to start time. It is still hard to believe that we not only have a kid in high school, but we also have one in middle school now too! Next Thursday we start back up our rigid schedules again. UGH, definitely not looking forward to that. However, after some sibling bickering issues, I may be a little bit less upset than they are:
Kenny's technology department at his work had a little "before school starts" Tech Party of their own. They met at Zig-E's Funland in Saint John, IN. Delaney and Kyle met up there with him, and they all had a blast. There was miniature golfing, lazer tag, and more.
It's been a busy few weeks for Kenny, as he also attended the OLPH reunion and went to a Chicago Fire game with some buddies.
I am getting ready for a CTMH Open House this Saturday, and the kids are frantically trying to enjoy the last few days before school. Maybe that's why it has been so long since our last post, because it seems as if there is always something going on! :-)
Luv,
Ken, Dani, Dee & Kyle
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