More summer stuff!

We had a fantastic time at VBS last week! It was nice to have something to look forward to every morning. Sunday morning the kids sang a few songs in church. We took video in lots of little snippets. You can go to my youtube page to see all of them.

Our afternoons were spent out at the pool (the temperature is finally in the triple digits), and Audrey had her first swim meet on Thursday night. With state and city budgets in shambles right now, all of the city swim teams were cancelled this year. It cost us a bit more to sign Audrey up for a summer league through the Fresno Dolphins Swim Club, but since her other interests (running and piano) don't cost us anything, we paid the extra. Everyone in her age group (9-13 yrs) swam the 50 free and the 50 back. Being the first meet, they didn't even separate the heats according to time. It was a nice, "everyone participates" feel, which was good for Audrey. The Fresno Dolphins were the only non-Clovis team there, and you could see the difference between the year-round swimmers and, well, our team. She had a great time though, and at her age, that's all that matters!

Saturday we escaped the heat and headed up to the mountains for the day. We met up with the Wiens family that was camping for the weekend. Enjoying a hike to (and around) the Big Trees. Audrey taking her Jr. Ranger pledge. She picked up her booklet a couple weeks ago and finished all her pages and activities! Way to go Audrey! She got a new pin and patch. Now she's a Jr. Ranger from Rocky Mountain and Kings' Canyon. I wonder how many National Parks she can complete before she turns 18!