Before The Heatwave

We spent time outside at Waveland Elementary playground...

Fourth Fun with Cousins

Keepin' Cool

Bike Practice

Camden got a nice little bike a few years ago from some friends and had only rode it a little bit on the sidewalk in front of our house.  It has been hard to push the issue much because 1) our driveway and most of our street is gravel and 2) she didn't have a bike helmet.  

We rectified the second issue this weekend when we found a nice helmet on 60% clearance!  So despite the heat, we headed to the top of our road where it's paved and let her loose.  She had been playing outside and was getting pretty hot and ready to go inside, so we kept the session fairly short.

She did fairly well, but has a few things to work on.  First, the bike has pedal brakes, so she often stops just when she is gaining momentum because she pushes back on the pedal.  Second, she wants to watch her feet and doesn't look up and/or steer.  With a little more practice she'll be zooming by us soon.

Girl's Night

While Kevin and Camden spent time together, I went to Lafayette to meet up with some girlfriends.  With Beverly moving to Erie, PA in August and Amy scheduled to move to CA in the fall, the FRINKS era may be coming to an end.  I think we'll still see each other when someone comes for a visit, but...

We had dinner at Uncorked, the new tapas bar of Main Street Wine and Cheeses.  Lots and lots of laughter over good food.  Such lovely ladies!

Date Night

Camden had a date on Saturday night with her Daddy.  He took her to her first movie at the theater, Brave.  They shared a popcorn and soda and she loved the entire experience...although she kept telling Kevin that they needed to turn on the lights.

After the movie they went out for dinner - chinese, per Camden's request.  All accounts were of a perfect evening together.

Vacation Bible School

The church where Camden goes to daycare had their VBS this week.  It's held each morning, so the 4 year-olds and older participate with others from the church who just come for VBS.  Camden really loved this week.  She came home talking about various characters from skits and singing new songs.  The closing program was held Friday morning and parents were invited to come and stay for a pizza lunch.  Since Kevin is working second shift this week (which, in general I detest), it worked out perfectly for us both to attend.

It had some sort of hip-hop theme...which basically meant that all the songs were a little urbanized.

When all the kids first came to the sanctuary, they headed up to the stage and danced wildly to two songs.  It as rather chaotic (but fun) and we were a little concerned about the rest of the program.  But things didn't "officially" start until after this warm up entertainment.

The kids then sat back in their sections, a recap of some of the week happened, and a few more songs were sung (from their seats). 

Camden really enjoys the singing and motions.  I love that some of the old standards (B-I-B-L-E and Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho) were mixed in with some more recent kids tunes (even ones we sang when I worked at UrbanPromise).