Phew. just finished "summer school" for the day. wow. that's a full load, trying to cover all subjects with the kids. we started last week or the week before doing a day or two of school a week. and it takes ALL day. i was thinking we could finish school work at home faster than they do each day in school, but no.

last weekend was great! Brian took off early on Thursday and we went out to Pedernales Falls State Park to meet up with our friends Mike and Kristi Simpson and their kids. they have a pop up trailer and this is the second time we've met up with them for a camp out. last year it was the beach. this time was way better. i mean, who likes camping on the beach anyways? we drove over to Enchanted Rock on Friday morning and hiked for a good part of the day, and stopped in Fredericksburg for ice cream on the way back to Pedernales.  we hiked down to the river late in the day on Friday, after dinner, and found the perfect swimming hole with a rope swing. and we had the whole thing to ourselves! we stayed until dark, and then made the arduous trek back up the steep, not very clearly marked trail somehow not losing one of the nine kids. we spent some more time in the river on Saturday before we headed back to Austin.

we had such a good time and hope to do more camping with other families in the future.

we spent a good part of sunday in church. there was a luncheon after the second service which we stayed for. we rested most of sunday afternoon and evening. it was good.

we were up and at 'em early on the Fourth and went over to the Langley's to participate in their neighborhood's parade and festivities. they live in Delwood II and we live a neighborhood over in Delwood IV. i don't think there is a Delwood III. not sure why. it was a good old fashion Independence Day celebration with speeches and a neighbor singing the national anthem. so fun!

we came home after that and worked on painting our window screens. we took them down when we first moved in so we could paint the house. we never got around to painting the screens. now, 8 years later, we've decided it's time. we opted for a bright orange, Behr's Solar Flare, if you care to check it out. we're not done with them, but as soon as we get them up, i'll take a pic.

that's all the updating i have time for right now. got burgers on the grill and a key lime pie waiting on the counter. gotta figure out how to round out the meal.