Now that summer is here we can go play "tennis" again. Our game of tennis is more like baseball/soccer/chase/hide-n-go seek/tackle football/dodgeball all in one. Try playing tennis with two out of shape adults, an energetic preteen, and a rambunctious toddler. I guarantee that you will never view tennis the same after that. It's hilarious! We end up apologizing to the players next to us before we even start. Courtney winds up walking right in the middle of the court while we are attempting to play. Keelie hits the ball everywhere but over the net. I'm trying for the next great long shot. Is there a world record for a tennis ball hit the longest distance? Paul likes the power shots that make you run away in fear and send you chasing after an escaping tennis ball. Usually Courtney grabs the ball before you can get to it and refuses to return it. We always take at least 6 balls with us. Half we lose and the other half Courtney claims. Some day we may actually be able to play halfway decent.
Keelie is officially out of school for the summer. She earned 4 different awards. She held Honor Roll all year. She had Perfect Attendance all year. She got some sort of Life Skill award and she received an award for being the second fastest runner in the 5th grade. Next year in 6th grade she'll be placed in a class with all the other GATE students. I'm quite happy about this because now maybe she'll be challenged in class and not just being the teachers' aide. Most of Keelie's day is spent helping her fellow classmates. I'm glad my child wants to help but I want her to focus on her education. Everything else aside....I am extremely proud of my daughter. She has a wonderfully bright future ahead of her. Notice in the second picture, the boy in the red standing next to Keelie. That's Marcus, Keelie's "friend". Paul and I tease Kee that he is her boyfriend. Kee says that he is just a friend but this boy calls my house at least twenty times a day. I say that qualifies as a boyfriend. HeeHee! Now I really have my work cut out for me. Paul and I already told her that they are not allowed to be alone together. Not that we think anything will happen but kids grow up so fast you just never know.
While trying to drink my coffee and get the newspaper read this morning, Courtney decided to ride Jack. Now I know he's as big as a horse but he's an old dog and I really shouldn't encourage this....BUT...it's cute as hell! Ignore the mess in the background. With my little tornado, I can pick up her mess only to have her destroy the living room in 0.5 seconds. So I tend to only clean up after she's asleep or if for some reason I have company over.
While trying to drink my coffee and get the newspaper read this morning, Courtney decided to ride Jack. Now I know he's as big as a horse but he's an old dog and I really shouldn't encourage this....BUT...it's cute as hell! Ignore the mess in the background. With my little tornado, I can pick up her mess only to have her destroy the living room in 0.5 seconds. So I tend to only clean up after she's asleep or if for some reason I have company over.
