Jake is doing the Bruce Weber basketball camp this week at K-State in Manhattan.  This is super exciting for him!  Mommy on the other hand, is just a wee bit sad that he’s gone. Other than the soccer tournament I had to miss in Omaha a few months back, I’ve never really sent him off anywhere!  He’s in the best hands possible, staying with his cousins, and probably hasn’t even thought about me yet!  However, I’m going to go ahead and put this in writing for you to see later Jakers…I miss you to pieces!!

This is Eli, my sweet nephew.  This photo was taken by Dawn, my sis-in-law, today on the first day of camp.  As you can see, Jake needs to drink a couple protein shakes (or a thousand) to catch up to Eli!  I hope you guys have an AWESOME week in Manhattan!

Morgan is enjoying a long afternoon and evening at Worlds of Fun with her friends celebrating Emma’s 13th Bday today.  Aren’t they cute?

If you do the math on this, I am left with just two children today and Brian is traveling!! Holy cow, what do I do with myself!?  It’s refreshing sometimes to spend time with just one or two!  Just as I was heading upstairs to pack a pool bag for us to go swimming a rain shower came through (of course!)  So I suggested going to the movies instead.  Drew wanted to see the Angry Birds movie and Reece wanted to see Alice Through the Looking Glass.  After a quick sibling argument, we decided Angry Birds would be best and Reece quickly prepared herself.  She threw on a pretty pink dress, some lip gloss, and stuffed her Frozen purse full of candy and snacks.  I’m not sure if I’m proud or embarrassed that she immediately did that!?  Apparently I’ve taught my kids to sneak stuff into the movies so we don’t have to buy concessions 😉  Either way, I’m thrilled to have a date with these two cuties (even if I was still in my pajamas at the movie theater).  

I took them to Blue Chip Cookies after the movies and of course they chose the most obnoxious cookies in the case…

I hope we get another date night again soon.  Next time I promise to put on normal clothing and make-up.  Love, Mommy