Mid-Week Update

Okay slightly past mid-week! It's been a very busy week! Lots to do, ramping up for Ben's week in Philly / our week in Aruba so I have been starting to get ready for that - working out details with our babysitter, confirming Ben's flight (turns out they had his name spelled wrong on the ticket) and things like that. We don't leave till the 23rd but I didn't want to leave everything to the last minute! Well, except for the packing, I usually do leave that for the last minute :-)

From the pictures I have seen on the Blue Star web site, Becca is having a fun first week of camp! I will post some pictures from her first week at the end of the week. I have mailed her three cards and sent her several emails so far and I am going to head out in a few minutes to work on her care package, which I will mail Monday to her. It's pretty quiet around here without her!

Caroline and Ben are having a good week, Ben is at Carowinds with teen camp this week and Caroline got to be the magician's assistant at a magic show at preschool camp yesterday. She was so excited to tell us about it!

Lucy is doing great, very playful, snuggly and adorable! Chamberlain and Clara seem fine with her, and Sheridan is slowly thawing. Maybe ;)

Blue Star Drop-Off

Becca began her first three week stint at Blue Star today! She was so excited. Joel couldn't come with us since he was working this weekend and not allowed to be out of pager range. So Abby and Amelia came with Becca and Caroline and I which was a great help! The kids kept each other entertained during the 2 hour car ride and Abby helped me get Beca unpacked. Becca was excited to show Amelia around camp -- we stopped at Nature and Farm & Barn where the kids handled more than a few unsuspecting furry and feathered creatures :)

After we said goodbye to Becca - who was all smiles and totally fine to see us go - we had lunch in downtown Hendersonville and stopped at Kilwin's and the Mast General Store for some treats before heading home. 

Two Cuties

Our new addition has gotten lots of snuggles this week! She is so sweet!

Smoke & Fire

We teamed up with the neighbors across the street to put on quite the fireworks extravaganza for the kids :)

4th of July BBQ & S'mores

Fireworks

We had an awesome view of the fireworks at Providence country club last night. We drove with some friends to a cul de sac that abuts the golf course and set up chairs and a picnic blanket on the edge of the golf course. The kids played frisbee and football until it got dark and we were so close to the fireworks that we could see the guys setting them up and lighting them off. When the show was done Ben yelled to the guys "that was awesome!" And one of them yelled back "Thank you!" It was definitely the best view we have had and the most hassle free! A tradition from now on!

Our New Addition

Lucy, a 10 week old ragdoll kitten!