Growing up we never got paid for good grades- it was just expected. We'd get a high five or a pat on the back- or an "I expect you to do better next time." So I told Ted when James started school no payment for good grades. However, I feel that after a long year of good efforts some token of accomplishment should be manifested...hence- summer camps! A reward for both Mom and kids. Mom gets a mid summer break-kids get to spend time with friends and do cool stuff. James and Emma have not been informed of this yet...it's a trial and error sort of idea- but I think it passed for sure! This year was the first year we decided to fork out a hefty amount for a real "summer camp!" James has done a couple of baseball camps in the past- and of course scout camp- but when our good friends approached us about this science camp I thought it would be a great opportunity for James to stretch his brain a little! It was an all day camp and James got to go with his best friend Brayden. They both had a blast and learned a ton! He came home talking about suspension bridges and atoms and how magnents worked and they built actual robots! WSU really did a good job teaching and making it fun at the same time.
Emma got to spend a few days- she got sick half way through the week- at the Tri-City court club camp having a blast with her good friends Mia and Rosie and their big sister Mindy who runs the camp. They played tennis, swam, went on a few field trips, climbed rock walls, did karaoke, gymnastics- all sorts of stuff. And Emma went to bed exhausted every night!
Yeah for summer camps! Now we'll sit back and enjoy these last few weeks of summer.
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that is so cool that James went to science camp. I can't wait to see you guys in like 4 days!!!!
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