Where Did the Month Go?

Wow! I can't believe it's been a month since my last post. It's been crazy busy here at the Kaelin household! Fun, but busy! Here's a recap of July:

On July 3rd, we bought Rhett a golf cart. He loves it! He rides up and down our land and to all of the neighbor's house. Plus, he escorts Micah and Blair anywhere they want to go. I keep teasing him saying we should name it "Vacation 2009" since that's what we chose to spend our money on! The fun and good times he'll have on it will last for years to come so it was definitely worth it!

Tony and I chaperoned a Youth trip to King's Island for Spirit Song 2009. We were gone almost 4 days. We got to know the kids so much better, rocked at the concerts each night, ate plenty of junk food, and learned how to text! It took me the next couple of days to catch up on sleep (I've forgotten how late teenagers like to stay up). And now Tony's addicted to texting! ;) We've even had to upgrade our phone plan to include free texting for him (don't ask about the last phone bill)! ;)

From there, we rested up just a few short days and then went on a 3 day camping trip to Patoka to visit Abby & Troy on their houseboat. The camping crew consisted of the Herron's, Griffith's, and the other Kaelin's. Too bad Fred & Kari weren't able to join us. We had a great time, although the temperature was a little chilly for July (but excellent camping weather)!

Then came Vacation Bible School week. Needless to say that was very time consuming and exhausting. The kids had a blast and learned a lot! All 3 have been singing the songs that they learned that week every day since! I took the neighbor girls with me each night, and Rhett also invited a couple of friends too! Rhett won one of the grand prizes that week ... a bike! Woo hoo! We were so proud of him! I'll post pictures soon!

During that week, Emily Loy came to spend the night. She is great company! She's always getting on me for not blogging enough, but about halfway through the afternoon, she kept saying, "Now I know why you never have time for blogging!" I'm always busy doing something with/for the kids that I don't have a lot of time for myself (typical, I'm sure)! Blair and Micah enjoyed spending time with Emily and Rhett had a riding partner for his golf cart!

Next came working at school for a couple of days to get my room ready. I can't believe it's already time to start thinking about school!

Add in several swim days with friends, a weekly trip to the free morning kids movie, and a couple of playdates with each of the kids and poof ... July was over!