Time for Tumbling

The girls have started their first tumbling class! In the spring they took a Hip Hop/Jazz class and seemed to like it, so this time we thought we would give tumbling a try.  We are two classes in and they seem to really enjoy it.  Addi is doing much better with tumbling than she did with dance.  I'm not sure if this is because she is just older, her teacher keeps her engaged, or she just likes it better.  I love their teacher this time Miss Maddie, she makes them follow directions and pay attention to her.  This is a huge improvement over their previous teacher who was very nice but most of the time did not have control over her class.

Miss Maddie with her new students.

So far the girls have worked on bear crawls, crab crawls, forward rolls, back bends and a little bit of back flips out of their back bends.

Aubrey's bear crawl.

Addison's bear crawl.

The girls working on the crab crawl.

The girls have class every Wednesday night and it is exciting to see them making new friends and learning to be patient and perfecting their tumbling skills!  I cannot wait to see what all they can do at the end of their class time with Miss Maddie!

Miss Maddie makes them stand in a line while they wait for their turn.

Addi was trying to communicate with daddy, who knows what Aubrey was busy looking at.

Campground Fun

Left to right:
Aubrey, Harlow, Addison, Keagan (behind Addi), Gordon & Katelynn)

We spent the Saturday of Labor Day weekend at the campground.  The campground was hosting a carnival for the children in order to raise money for the play ground they are in the process of building.  What a fun way to spend our day watching all the little ones have so much fun... Once all the children had arrived we headed up to the carnival only to have it start raining about 5 minutes after we got there.  So we headed back to the camper and all the children played inside the porch while the rain poured down.  It stopped raining so we loaded everyone up again and headed back to the carnival.  We might have made it 15 minutes this time before the rain came again and stopped our carnival game fun.  This time the rain didn't stop and we never did make it back to the carnival, however, we did all have a good time catching up, playing games, and watching the little ones play before our cookout!  

Left to right: Addi, Harlow & Aubrey

Left to right: Harlow, Aubrey & Addi (far right)

Zach taking all the children for a ride!

There was a bake sale that evening as another fundraiser for the playground equipment and this time we were able to go without getting rained on.  So while the adults watched the bake sale auction the children played on the play ground equipment that was built, played on the gulf carts and played in the mud.  

Okay I shouldn't say they all played on Mud Mountain but Harlow, Addi & Aubrey sure had a good time!  All three of the girls were covered in mud by the time the bake sale was finished and it was time to head back to the camper.  Fortunately they were up for some picture posing first.

 

The carnival might have gotten rained out but these girls had just as much fun playing on a big mud pile that they didn't even miss the carnival.  Time with their cousins is always a fun time!  What a great way to spend a Saturday in the summer!

Kindergarten Update!

Wow, where has the time gone?  It feels like only yesterday that Aubrey started kindergarten and already a month has flown by.  There has been so much happening in the Scroggins' House that sometimes taking a moment to breath feels like a vacation.  Not only has Aubrey had to adjust to her new Kindergarten life but who would have thought it would be an adjustment for all of us?  Aubrey seems to be enjoying school for the most part, though I am a little concerned that only four weeks in she has already been asking when Kindergarten will be over with.  I am not sure if it is the being in school all day or just the fact that she isn't able to play with her friend Trynadee every single day that makes her wish school was over.  If I had to guess it would be the not seeing Tryn (Aubrey came up with this nickname a few years ago for her).  I know Addi misses not having Aubrey at the sitters with her everyday also, but for the most part she has handled it pretty well!  

Aubrey goes to Latch Key every morning before school and every afternoon once school is over, she really likes Latch Key and Mrs. Sutton.  It is nice to see that some of the other children in Aubrey's class are in there as well so she gets a little extra playtime with them.  Aubrey likes to eat breakfast at school so she has been doing that pretty consistently for the last several weeks.  Most days for lunch she eats peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (this is the alternative if you don't want the other 2 options for the day).  

This past week Aubrey started learning how to read.  It is hard to believe that they start teaching children how to read so early but they do and she is doing okay with it.  We practice the books she brings home every night until she can read them back to me.  As her reward for practicing and learning her book she is allowed to pick someone to call and ask them if she can read her story to them.  This is a big deal for her and she really enjoys making the phone call and reading to whom ever she chooses.  We are busy working on her patience and early learning skills and hopefully soon she will get the Super Kid Award (which means she passed all the early learning skills).  

We are doing good with our morning and evening routines and I think it has helped both Aubrey & Addi settle down and fall asleep for the evening.  So far the Scroggins' House is surviving Kindergarten and keeping our sanity in check.  It hasn't come without some frustration and tears (mostly Aubrey's) but we hanging in there!