July has been a very busy month for the Eder Clan! First of all, July 4th was a blast... the kids marched (and uh, were pulled in a wagon) in the parade with their brand new school - Cape Charles Christian School! Hannah proudly carried the banner.
Ethan and Savannah were proudly pulled in a wagon!
Caleb ate a flag...
and Ella caught a lei...
That night we watched the fireworks at Cherrystone Campground. It was kind of scary because the firemen shot the fireworks towrds the crowd instead of out over the water?? The sparks started falling on us and they caught the field on fire, so we ended up watching from the van.. sheesh!
On July 10, my Aunt, Mom and I had a small ceremony at the beach in honor of my Aunt Joanne's birthday. She would have been 55 but she was killed in a motorcycle accident by a drunk driver back in November :( I took some pictures..
As soon as we finished the ceremony, someone shot fireworks off down the beach! It was the most perfect ending we could have asked for.
On July 12 we drove 6 hours (more like 8 with all the stopping) to take Hannah to Ferrum College waaaaayyyy on the other side of the state. She went to a camp for gifted and/or high achieving kids. She had SUCH a blast, did lots of fun things, learned alot and is already talking about going back next year! We picked her up on July 18th.
Me & Hannah
Main Entrance
The rest of the month includes numerous doctor's visits, meetings and Ethan's birthday. August looks to be much busier with more doctor's appointments, TONS of fundraising, dentist appointments, school shopping and more camps! Hannah is going away for another five days with our church - back to the mountains of Virginia and Ethan and Bobby are headed to a Boy Scout camp in Delaware for three days! Hannah will even be gone for her birthday!
I almost forgot! I have a new baby brother!
His name is Gizmo and he is naughty! I babysat him the other day and he ate Caleb's favorite binky! He weighs 2 lbs 7 oz, lol. My dad said he's eater cheeseburgers bigger than him. ;)
Thats all for now.. I hope to catch up again soon :)
I loved seeing all those pictures! Your kids are sooo cute. The beach pictures are really good! That must have been such a special evening.
ReplyDeleteIs the puppy a shih-tzu? I have a friend who breeds them & they are really good dogs.
Now... get busy and put up more pictures! :)