Guilty as charged, I have completely neglected my blog and appologize to my two readers - Melanie and mom. Summer has been busy and of course we are out of the house so much that I haven't made time to sit down at the computer for more than a quick minute or two. So now that I'm finally here I will try to sum up the past 2 months, though I know I will forget something.
School was out around May 18th with SS#1 out first two days before his brother as the eighth graders get out earlier than the others. SS#1 had a Graduation or 8th grade appreciation night that involved him getting dressed up in a shirt and tie that he picked out himself - see pic. I thought he looked handsome. Since graduation he has kept busy with golf - playing every chance he can at the country club along with private lessons 2 nights a week and his tournaments on the central illinois junior golf tour (http://www.cijgt.com/) have started. He has so far played in three tourneys placing 2nd and then 3rd twice. He is improving his game each time and we are encouraging him that that is what matters the most, not winning. I would of course like to see him win once for his self esteem though. SS #1 also went to the Fighting Illini Basketball camp at the U 0f I last week for 4 days/3nights. He says he had a good time but is thinking of going to a golf camp next year.
SS#1's birthday is coming up late in July and he will be 14. His growing continues to amaze WH and I. We measured him at the beginning of May and he was 5'9 1/4". Then Sunday night - June 24th, they measured again as he "appeared" to have grown more but we truly thought our eyes were just deceiving us, but they weren't, he measured 5'10 1/2"!!!!!! They funny thing is he isn't getting any bigger around the waist, so he definitely is a bean pole!
Now for SS #2. His summer hasn't been as busy, though he has had 3 baseball games a week since the first of June. He has had some great hits and fielding plays but no home run yet and that seems to be his personal goal. His team has only lost 2 times so they and another team are facing off for the Championship title next week. It should be that last game, but our baseball league is starting another baseball league and of course SS#2 wants to play. He has also had some golf lessons and played a few times, but doesn't have the "bug" to play alot like his brother. We have been swimming as much as the weather and our schedules allow. His birthday is Monday and of course he is looking forward to that. He has chosen not to have a party with friends but to take a friend to Holiday World like his brother is going to do. We haven't set a date for that yet, but I think we will try to go in a few weeks.
WH has been busy lately digging a pond at our land in the country. It has been time consuming, but is coming along well and he thinks he will be done this weekend. I've taken some pics but will have to post later.
*shout out to my dear and wonderful mother - Happy Birthday!! Love you!
Pics with this post are from : graduation and a pic of me and the boys that I had enlarged for WH on father's day - he has it in his office.
