Summer happenings

Summer is here, and boy is it HOT outside! Gracie is still enjoying herself even with the heat. She spent the last two weeks in soccer camp during the mornings. She finished today, and she really had a good time.

Gracie is also participating in a summer reading program at the local library. She began the program the first week of June. She loves reading, and this is the perfect thing for her! The program ends next week with an awards presentation. We will just have to wait and see how many books she finishes by then.

Gracie also participated in VBS at the local Baptist Church this week. Since we moved, we haven't found a church we are interested in joining yet, but we like to try different ones out in hopes of finding the right one for us.

As usual, Gracie is a busy kid! We are taking some time this weekend to go to the zoo in Knoxville. We haven't been before, and we thought it would be fun for a day. My parents are going with us, and we hope it won't be to terribly hot.

The new house is coming along. Everything is out of boxes, but it seems to have multiplied during the move. We are having a yard sale tomorrow to clean out some things. We decided to wait until October to have a house warming party. By then, the weather will be cooler (hopefully), and we should have everything sorted and settled. Our schedule is already filling up for the fall...I was kind of hoping for a slower, more laid back atmosphere. Oh well, maybe next year!