Trip to Mississippi

I had my 20 year class reunion on June 13th. I graduated with 34 people in my class, and 21 came to the reunion.  It was a very laid back outdoor summer party with really good barbecue.  We had a great time catching up with old friends, and watching our senior video that most of had not seen since graduation.

The girls and I stayed for the rest of the entire next week because they were going to attend Twin Lakes day camp  for the first time.  We also squeezed in some family time before the girls spent most of their days at camp.

Hugs for MawMaw

Aunt Judy

We spent an afternoon at Uncle Brad's house.  We all went swimming at their neighborhood swimming pool, and then came home to grill hot dogs.  MV and Janey wanted to take a bubble bath in their big jetted tube.  Well, the bubbles keep growing as the jets stay on.  They thought it was so awesome to have bubbles up to their ears!!

Both girls had a great time at Twin Lakes.  They met new friends, challenged themselves in many different activities, and learned scripture each day.  A day does not go by were at least one of them talks about camp or sings one of the songs they learned.  

Janey with two of her friends in her group, Hazel and Rainie.

Having fun

Mary Varner making a leather bracelet

Janey at the rifling

MV being silly with some of her friends in her group

Archery

Fun in the lake

Janey with one of her camp counselors

Mary Varner with one of her counselors.

Mary Varner and her new friend Laurie.  They became close over the week, and plan to write each other throughout the year.

Dance Recital 2015

Mary Varner and Janey had their spring dance recital on Saturday, June 6th.  Grandaddy and Nana came for the weekend to see the recital.  Both girls did a great job, and have really developed into  great ballet dancers.  

Backstage and ready to dance

Our beautiful dancers

Janey with her friends, Anna and Ava.  They have been in dance together for the last three years.  Janey will miss both of these friends because they both moved this summer. It never gets easy saying goodbye to all our military families.

Mary Varner and her friend from church, Sophia.  They wanted to do a dance pose for the picture.

Flowers for the dancers

Last Week of School

June 4th was the last day of school for the girls.  The last few days were filled with movies, games, cleaning out classrooms, and of course class parties.  Mary Varner's class had a luau party.  They enjoyed making grass skirts and leis, coconut bowling, eating snacks, and playing limbo.

Mary Varner with her friends, Bryson (who did a silly face on purpose and he is a friend from Awana ), and MaryGrace.  Mary Varner always lets me know that MaryGrace is one of ten children in her family. This is so amazing to her!

MV doing limbo

Riley's(a friend in MV's class) mom is Hawaiian, and grew up in Hawaii. She is showing the class how to do a Hawaiian Hula dance with help from Riley and her little sister.

Janey's class was suppose to have a sprinkler and snow cone party.  Well, the schools sprinklers were not working, so she had a fun day playing and eating snow cones.  As you can see from her lips and teeth, her snow cone was blue.  She had a great kindergarten year with Ms. Sims.  She teared up on the last day of school because she said she wanted to still be in Ms. Sims class.  I assured her that she could go by and visit Ms. Sims next year anytime she wanted.

Last day of Second Grade

Last Day of Kindergarten