Busy Summer

I swear we are busier during the summer than we are during the school year. We hit the ground running after our beach trip last week with VBS this week. Tuttle absolutely loved VBS last year and was eager to return. I am always so proud of him for entering situations where he does not know anyone. He confidently walked into his classroom on the first day and barely looked back. :)

Since our church is a 20-30 minute drive with traffic, it was a commitment to make the trek everyday to drop Tuttle off and pick him up. Maggie was such a trooper. Luckily she became OBSESSED with the VBS mascot this year, Yeti. She talked about him all day while Tuttle was gone and could not wait to search for him. 

Tuttle's week was filled with art projects, music, playground time, and Bible stories. We wrapped up VBS with a visit from the Varsity food truck and icees for a treat. 

While our mornings were filled with VBS, we kept our afternoons packed, too. Maggie enjoyed gymnastics, and Tuttle had a great piano lesson with Ms. Donna. Unfortunately we had our last playdate with Tuttle's best buddy, Cooper. His photo below represents his feelings about Cooper moving to Florida. :(

We were able to meet some new friends at a German Immersion playdate with the rising Kindergarten students that may be in Tuttle's class. Tuttle has several buddies from preschool that will be joining him at Ashford Park Elementary in the fall, as well.

We left the park the dirtiest that Tuttle and Maggie have ever been! Seriously. I put them in the trunk of my Enclave to ride home in the neighborhood and threw them directly into the shower when we arrived home. It was a very successful and messy afternoon.

We finished our week with a visit to Fernbank today with James and Avery. Tuttle has been begging to see the new "Brains" exhibit, and he loved it! We will definitely head back to explore it more closely. Tuttle is very interested in science topics and asked a lot of great questions at the museum. :)

I think we all feel a little frazzled after our crazy week. Much like the picture above! Luckily we have a calm weekend ahead since our July is PACKED!