The Official End of Summer

This weekend marks the official end of Summer!

Wait a minute, doesn't summer officially end in September? Well it would if you are a calendar watcher, but for my family and most families with school aged children, summer ends on the weekend prior to the return to school.

Since the kids are returning to school it is time to reflect on our brief, but busy summer.

The summer with the beginning of Elk's swim team and swim practice. The kids made good progress with their swimming and ended up with James competing in the Greensboro city meet.

Next came the family vacation to Walt Disney World. We got a chance to check out the new Animal Kingdom Lodge Villas and we stayed at the Beach Club Resortfor the first time ever. One of the things that I love about visiting Disney World is that we are always able to easily find new firsts to do each trip there.

I would say that riding the new Toy Story Mania attraction was one of the highlights for me, although this picture of James and Cinderella has to be near the top of the list.

After returning from Disney, it was time to focus attention on Summer camps.

J.T. went first. He went to his first summer camp as a Boy Scout. He had a very successful week at Camp Cherokee, earning a variety of awards and merit badges

Madison then went for a week of Girl Scout camp at Camp Keyauwee. She got to share a cabin with her friends Cecelia and Rachel while enjoying the Spooky Holiday Fun Theme.

We travelled to Ohio to visit family, including the newest edition, Ryan Scott Humberson.

We also travelled to Hilton Head, SC with Ed and Judy. It was the first time that any of us had ever been there and we loved it. From the resort we stayed in, to the soft sandy beach, we all had a great relaxing time.

I made time to play my first baseball season in 22 years. I really enjoyed the chance to play again, and I'm already thinking about next year.

Michelle took a Psychology Class during summer session at GTCC.

The kids and Michelle had several Daycations while I worked. They went to Spencer, NC to check out the transportation museum and they also went ice skating a couple of times to beat the 95 F heat.

J.T. & I then went camping along the New River in the mountains of NC with the Boy Scouts. The weather was beautiful and it made for a nice escape for the weekend.

I guess we made pretty good use of our summer.

Time to hit the books and dream of next summer!