Summer Update

I always have these grand visions of being better at posting...maybe some day...right now I'm too busy living this incredibly insane, busy life we have. My position in life right now is just busy. We have 3 teenagers and one almost teenager in the house. It is supposed to be busy. I wouldn't have it any other way, even on the days that I'm exhausted and complaining...:)

So for now...a recap of summer break and status update...

Tai is doing her internship (which the school calls an extern) in Nantucket, MA. She is working at the Greydon House and is having an amazing experience. She has been greeted by a Kardashian (Kourtney), cooked for several VIP's (including a Kennedy!), and had one of her plated dishes photographed for a magazine. She has visited a really cool whaling museum and I'm told she's going to the beach this weekend. She will be there until the end of September and then classes resume in Hyde Park on October 3rd. 

Ariez just survived his first season of detasseling! He worked his butt off! Up every morning at 4:00 and most days he wasn't home until at least 3:00. He was super excited to get his first paycheck and looking really forward to the final one that should have a bonus on it. Steve and I are super proud of his hard work. His goal for the summer was to get his learner's permit but a seizure in June halted those plans as he hasn't been cleared to drive yet. He's doing just fine and they think it's possible that the seizure was caused by a new medication he was on. SUPER SCARY but glad he's ok. He'll be 17 next week and we are excited to see what his junior year has in store for him. 

Treyson has plugged away at HyVee all summer. He'll keep his job when school starts and will be a junior at zoo school. He's a pretty quiet one and we don't see a whole lot of him. He's been hanging out with friends and working. It's all good because as long as he's working, he keeps paying off the car we bought for him. Ha! He's actually been really helpful in transportation this summer and Genevieve has really appreciated him running her and her friends around while mom and dad are working. 

Genevieve has had a pretty busy summer! First was camp with the church youth group. She was gone for a week to Maranatha Bible Camp. She has such a great experience and relationship with her group. That was followed by her favorite holiday, the 4th of July. She saves her money and buys a ton of fun stuff. This year we all learned the importance of safety with a minor explosion that had the entire street running. :) Then there was detasseling. She figured out pretty quickly that the corn is not her home away from home. It's okay though, she's still young and has a lot of time. Plus, she still has her dog clean-up business and even has another client! G is pretty anxious about school starting but I feel like we've had some great planning and that 8th grade is going to be over before we know it. 

Reyanne is bored and ready for school to start! She is a social butterfly all the way through and being home for the summer is not as fun for her. She is super excited to start 6th grade. She did start the middle school youth group at church this morning and that has been really fun for her. She also has dance and she enjoys that too. A couple of her close friends live pretty close so she's been spreading her wings more and meets them at the high school ball fields to hang out. She didn't go to Minnesota this summer but we tried to have fun! 

Somehow the summer has just about passed us! Lots of sleepovers, lots of grilling out. Lots of noise. :)