Friday (6/7) I got up and moving a little earlier than I expected this morning but it was nice to have a relaxing start to my morning. After a little coffee and relaxing, I got Zak ready and dropped him off to his last day of Sports and Arts camp with Jersey Church. He enjoyed his day of soccer and art projects and seeing a bunch of his friends there as well. While he was there, I ran a ton of errands to get us ready for the next week or so of crazy busy days while we are at Scout day camp. AJ and Daniel stayed home and played with Nick while I was out. I stopped home to have lunch with them and drop off a bunch of the stuff that I bought, then picked them up to head out to pick up Zak after camp. Then the four of us headed to Krispy Kreme to get our free donuts for national donut day!!
After we got home, the boys had some free time to play video games while I took Nick for a nice long walk. When we got home, I got dinner together for everyone and we ate quickly before heading out to the last night of Sports and Arts camp at our church. Daniel and Zak decided to do art tonight and make tie die bandannas and AJ volunteered in that room as well. I volunteered for check in and then headed to a Scout meeting about day camp next week. When we were all done, we came home and got the boys ready for bed. Adrian was out at his board game meeting so I got the boys down to bed and then finished cleaning up for the day. I also made the desserts for AJ's birthday party tomorrow, since we had to reschedule it from last week. It was a late night but thankfully since it's summer it's not too bad to lose a little sleep here and there!
Saturday (6/8) Today started earlier than I wanted it to since we had stuff to do, but it was all good stuff all day. I got ready and headed to the church to teach my first Zumba class in weeks. We had so much fun dancing and sweating together!! It felt so good to get back in the swing of things. After class, I ran a few errands to finish up my shopping to be ready for the two upcoming Scout camps. While I was there, Adrian took the boys for haircuts and then helped AJ collect the wood he needs for his Scout camp in two weeks. After we all got back from that, we got the house cleaned up and ready for AJ's rescheduled birthday party!
AJ had two friends come over in the afternoon and they started the party by playing video games together. Daniel left after about an hour to head to his friend's birthday party for the night. I dropped him off there and picked up pizza for the boys at my house. After dinner, we took the boys to see the "Detective Pikachu" movie and they all loved it! And us adults were pleasantly surprised that it didn't suck. After the movie, we came back here for ice cream cake and then one of AJ's friends needed to leave since he is leaving for vacation tomorrow. His other friend spent the night and the three boys had a fun night playing video games and not sleeping. It was a great birthday party for AJ!!
Sunday (6/9) After not getting a lot of sleep last night, it was rough for the adults to get up and moving this morning. The kids were ready to go and playing video games before 8am. When we finally started moving, I made pancakes & bacon for the boys for breakfast and Braven was picked up by his family shortly after breakfast. Then I headed out to pick up a super tired Daniel from his sleepover. When we all got back home, we got to work on some of the stuff we need to finish up this weekend to be ready for the week, and some of it that we just haven't done over the past few weeks because of all that has been going on.
In the afternoon, I headed to my first obedience training with Nick at the local pet store. Unfortunately, he was too unruly for the group class so he and I will now do private lessons each week for the next few weeks. The private lesson went much better and we're hoping with a few lessons, we'll be able to move back to a group setting and socialize him a little more. While I was at training, Adrian got the boys ready and they headed to Martial Arts. They had a great time practicing all of their moves & we are now on break for about a month for the summer.
When we all got home, Adrian and I got dinner together while the boys played with Nick in the yard. After we all had dinner, we decided to give Adrian his Father's Day presents because this is probably the last time we'll be together for an extended period of time for the next 2 weeks. We got him a new water bottle, coffee mugs and two tee shirts, all of which he will use at Origins later this week. After we celebrated a little, the boys had some free time for video games while Adrian and I finished up our weekend stuff and got ready for the week, including packing up our packs for day camp. When we were done, we had snacks and watched a few comedies before heading to bed. It's going to be a lot of early mornings this week but we're ready!
Monday (6/10) Today started super early because it is Scout Day Camp week! We all got up and moving pretty well and with Adrian's help, the four of us were out the door by 7am. While I took the boys to camp all day, Adrian took Nick to his first vet appointment and then went to work. The vet said Nick looks great and gave us a lot of good tips to help us, specifically with the discipline side of things. We also have a few medicines we need to give him and a follow up appointment in 30 days.
At camp, we all had so much fun! AJ is a Scout volunteer this year so he is helping at a station. He is spending today and tomorrow helping teach the navigation station, learning all about maps, compasses and directions. Daniel is (reluctantly) walking with Zak's Wolf pack this year and I am the den leader. Today we started with slingshots and archery, easily my two favorite stations. Then we headed on to fitness for the Scouts and Leave No Trace. After a quick lunch, we headed up cardiac hill to learn about recycling then came halfway down to work on camp skits and songs. It was pouring thru both of those stations, but thankfully most of us had ponchos and stayed somewhat dry. We finished up our day at the waterfront with some water games and fun for the Scouts. It was an amazing day and we all had a great time!!
When we got home, I got the boys changed and thru dinner quickly because unfortunately I still have to teach my Zumba classes this week. I headed out to the church to teach my Zumba Toning class and it was so fun, although I was exhausted after it! While I was there, Adrian took AJ to his Scout meeting where they did some swim practice and finished up the details for their week long camp next week. When we all got home, we quickly got the boys thru their night routine and down to bed. I flipped our packs so they are ready for tomorrow and then also headed to bed for the night.
Tuesday (6/11) It was another early morning of all of us getting up and out of the house by 7am. Adrian helped us get out and then headed to work for the day, his only full day this week. We got up to camp and had another amazing day! My group started with fishing, which was kind of boring until one of the kids let their pole go and a fish caught it. Zak was able to pull that pole & fish in and he thought it was amazing. After fishing we did some camping essentials and then headed to BB guns and blow darts. Daniel and Zak both loved blow darts and declared it their favorite station of the camp!
After we finished that station, it was time for lunch and we were able to meet up with AJ for lunch today. After we all ate together, it was our den's turn to go to AJ's station. He lead most of it and did such a great job with the information and the Scouts, I was so proud of him! After that we finished up our day with some time in the creek and some time building the model train display. After all of that, we watched the closing ceremony and then headed home for the day. It was another exhausting day and we were all happy to get home! We did quick showers, dinner and pack repack before settling in for family movie night watching "Aquaman." It was a great movie and we all really enjoyed it! It got late on us so as soon as it was over, we all headed to bed for the night to recharge for day 3.
Wednesday (6/12) Day 3 of day camp and day 1 of Origins board game conference for Adrian! We all got up and moving, although we are definitely slowing down as the week goes on. Adrian helped us get out for the day and then he headed downtown to Origins. We had some changes at day camp today for our family - AJ had a new station (STEM) and Daniel decided he didn't want to walk with me and Zak so he volunteered at the blow gun station for the day. They both had great days helping the Scouts learn about their respective stations.
I was actually excited to spend the day alone with Zak and the wolves. We did a similar day to Monday and started again at archery (where I got a bulls eye!) and slingshots (where I knocked a plate off the line!) After that we headed to Fitness for Scouts and then learned about different things in Nature. After a quick lunch, we did our second trip up cardiac hill and went to the craft station to make two different crafts. Then we went on an hour long hike and I was thrilled that all of the Scouts did great and there was no complaining the whole hike!! We finished up our day rowing on the lake and everyone got soaked because we had a water gun fight in the boats. It was another fantastic day at camp!
When camp closed for the day, we headed home and had a very relaxing night at home. The boys played video games while I did a few things around the house to try to stay caught up for the week. Adrian got home pretty early tonight since today was really more set up and getting started at Origins and he still has 4 more days there. We got the boys to bed and watched a few comedies together before heading to bed too. These early mornings are wearing us out!
Thursday (6/13) Today we really struggled to get up and get moving, we are feeling the effects of the long week! But we managed to get out on time with help from Adrian. He left a few minutes before us to head down to volunteer at Origins this morning and then play this afternoon. He is volunteering today and tomorrow and he got his admission into the conference for free, which is an awesome deal for us! After we bundled up, we headed out to camp for the day. Yes, I said bundled up - in mid-June. It was only around 60 degrees today with no sun and rain on and off all day - it was COLD!
Despite the weather, we had another amazing day at camp. Our day was similar to our Tuesday with a few different stations. We started the day learning about 911 and coins and also had a raingutter regatta. Then we went back to everyone's favorite stations, BB guns and blow darts. Zak had a blast at both stations, especially when he nailed a bullseye with his BB gun! We got to see Daniel volunteering at the blow dart station, he did a great job. After we finished up there, we were able to have lunch with AJ and Daniel since their stations were close together and we ate near them.
After lunch, we had a pretty bad storm come thru and had to seek shelter for about 30 minutes. Then we did our afternoon rotations of STEM with AJ leading us, learning about the flag and how to properly fold it and making an airplane in wood craft. I'm thankful we were able to get all of those stations done and all of the Scouts had a great time! When we finished up for the day, we headed quickly to the car to warm up and head home. At home, I got us quickly thru showers and dinner before I headed out to teach my Zumba class at church. I was super tired and it wasn't my best class, but the ladies all had a great time! After class, I came home and got the boys down to bed, switched our packs out for tomorrow and headed to bed too. I was exhausted!!
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