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Whirlwind of a Week

We definitely had a busy week!  Wheat harvest began, Caiden went to basketball camp in McPherson, and Cambry went to sewing camp in Hesston.  And when we arrived home at noon each day, harvest was in full swing!  While I prefer our family not to be pulled in so many directions, it was fun to see them both doing things they enjoy!  

Sewing Camp:
Backyard studio!

Brittni Rhodes - Cambry's instructor - helping the girls
with material for their aprons.
She was in her element this week!
The girls on their last day - with all their projects: pillows,
skirts, headbands, ruffle aprons, and hoop hangers.
Thank you, Brittni, for teaching Cambry this
week - through the good and the challenging
times (there were definitely some of those)!

The grandmothers' inspections!
Meanwhile in McPherson:
Ready for one-on-one
They battled hard!
They looked things over!
They made attempts!

And sometimes scored!
There were even awards - Caiden won the one-on-one tournament and he was "most improved 7th grader!"  I saw him gain a lot of confidence this week!
Maybe the best part was playing with these other three guys:
Joseph Schrag, Landon Kauffman (both from
Moundridge), and Ty
And what did Delaney and I do?  One morning, we went on the book walk at Dyck Arboretum in Hesston.  She wasn't sure about it at first, but the challenge of getting to the end of the book got her going - it was pretty HOT for 9:30 a.m.!





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