busy kiddos

Bryce had an early morning orthodontist check up on Monday and they surprised him and told him he was ready to get his braces off!

Look at those pretty teeth.  

He got them off just shy of the two year mark.  Not too bad!

Bryce hurt his shoulder during middle school baseball tryouts, so he's been taking it easy this season.  He was still having some pain three weeks later, so I took him to ortho on call to get it checked out.  His growth plate is inflamed, and he can't throw for 4-6 weeks. It's been a tough year of sports for Bryce.

Emmy was part of her school's 5th grade chorus and they participated in All County Chorus at the Arts and Science Festival this weekend.  

There were about 120 kids.  They came together on Friday for a full day of rehearsal and then performed together on Saturday. 

After the performance we walked around and found her artwork on display.

She made her favorite meal in clay (BBQ sandwich and mac and cheese).  She also had an owl painting on display. 

Emmy and I went out for ice cream to celebrate. 

Jason was rafting down the James River so we went to a local park to watch him go by.  We were a bit early and Emmy didn't have the patience to wait after two hours so we missed him but it was a nice day on the river. 

The kids stay busy but don't have many overlapping activities, so it makes it hard for Jason and I to get away for a date, but we made it happen Sunday after church. 

43 school days to go!