Summer Swim Lessons at Foss

LTD just completed a 2-week swim camp at Foss Swim School and absolutely LOVED it! They keep asking to go back which is the first time ever for swim lessons. Hats off to Eric, our extremely knowledgeable and FUNNY swim instructor. They really know how to teach AND make it super fun at Foss and we are already looking forward to going back sometime soon after our summer activities and travels slow down a bit. Just check out these smiles below AND.......no more blue lips :) 

Kicking Off Summer 2013

School may be out but Camp Clark is as active as ever. The kiddos have had so much fun with their sweet friends between birthday parties, the Girl Scout year-end bash/limo ride, a week of Vacation Bible School (VBS), Valleyfair with friends and pool time at Lifetime Fitness. LTD are also partaking in a 2-week swimming camp (8 days, 1/2 hr each day) at Foss Swim School and of course there is still baseball and gymnastics we are finishing up. We have a few other mini camps they are signed up for throughout the summer but we are mainly looking forward to playing outdoors, sharing time with friends, slumber parties, backyard bonfires, outdoor festivals & fairs, boating, tubing, fishing, visiting North Dakota a few times, Leech Lake in August and Boundary Waters over Labor Day weekend. Oh, the dog days of summer are here indeed :)

Field Day 2013 - Aspen Academy

Due to our wonderful MN springtime weather which consists only of rain, our Field Day at Aspen Academy was moved from a favorite local park to our school. Nonetheless, we made the most of it and the children, parents and teachers still had an absolute blast! Mother Nature, you can take away our sun and the outdoors but you certainly can't take away our fun :)

Track and Baseball 2013

We just had our "official" final track meet this weekend and a perfect day to close out our season - sunny and warm. It was a really fun year coaching LTD + 8 other second graders. My dear friend, Karlene, was gracious enough to coach with me and together we had lots of fun cheering on our team of 11, the Blue Angels. We had a team motto....."give it your best effort, but have fun - that's what it's all about!" They did ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!! The events these young athletes took part in included: 800m (2 full laps around the football field),  400m, 200m, 100m, 4x100m relay, baseball throw and running long jump. LTD are extremely proud of all their ribbons they earned for their hard work and determination; so are Dave and I!!! We have a make-up track meet this Saturday morning we are hoping we can make it to, at least for a little while. They are itching to rake in a few more ribbons AND Coach Tina would love to share one more Saturday with Coach Karlene and our Blue Angels. 

Baseball is in full swing now that the rain has subsided (we hope) and the fields are starting to dry out. This year the kids are batting against the machine pitch which has taken some getting used to. It's fast and the boys have 7 tries to hit the ball before it is considered a strike-out. Dylan loves baseball but he especially loves to bat and is a pretty good hitter. He is not quite sure what he thinks about wearing a cup. Let's hope he doesn't have to find out why it's a necessity in baseball, especially in the catcher's position, his least favorite when alternating. 

Next up, Field Day tomorrow at a local park in Prior Lake, last day of school Thursday with release at noon, celebration at Vallefair with friends on Friday, Grandma & Grandpa Clark come visit this weekend for grad parties and VBS next week at our church. We also start swimming camp next week at Foss Swim School and the kids are SUPER excited since their water is SO warm compared to any pool they have ever taken lessons in. Yah, no more blue lips!