maiden voyage

Monday the Davis boys ventured to the farm pond to cool off for a bit.
They were extremely excited to set sail in the new inflatable boat Dawson received as a birthday gift.

Unfortunately, the strong winds that afternoon were quite powerful and took the young sailors by surprise. Their small vessel was carried south before making landfall on the pond dam shore.
Never fear!
Captain was determined to stick with the planned voyage and fought his way across choppy water, shouting commands at his younger officers. Dawson was scared, scared, scared and debated abandoning ship.

Once back to the dock the youngest sailor planted 2 feet on dry land, happy to observe the maiden voyage of his new ship.

June 24th

Today we celebrated Dawson's 7th birthday with friends and family.
I can't believe my baby is 7!
Don't sing, Daddy...don't do it!

We met 6 of his friends at the city park for a picnic lunch and an afternoon of swimming.
I can't believe I agreed to that....
Chin up, Dawson...say cheese!

Overall they were very good. I do think they were glad to see each other again. Some of them hadn't seen each other since the last day of school.
And, water guns were a huge hit!

MY monkey

I added a few more zoo pictures.
When I look at these photos of Dawson they make my laugh out loud!! He LOVED the zoo and insisted having his photo taken often, if you can't tell. I think the monkeys were getting to him that day. Or, he was feeling right at home?

zoo

Tuesday the Davis Herd took off for Omaha. It was time to leave the soggy grasslands behind and take in a good ole' Midwestern attraction. Our get aways are very rarely planned. This trip was no different. Book a room on priceline, pack your bags, turnoff the lights and shut the door.
We spent Tuesday evening pool side and oh how relaxing it was. We had the entire pool to ourselves! Later that night it was pizza delivery, late night t.v., a book for me, and off to dream land.
We woke Wednesday with big plans to visit the Omaha Zoo. A zoo membership was our Christmas gift from wonderful Gr. and Gr. Mart. It was my first time to the Omaha Zoo, the boys first trip to the Omaha Zoo and Dans first trip to A ZOO! It was FABULOUS!

3rd grade

Earlier this week I was phoned by Jaxson's teacher and asked if I would be available for a fun game the last day of school.TODAY. I gave my sure reply and asked what game?

Are YOU smarter than a 3rd grader? said Mrs. Swan.

My immediate thoughts...Man, what have I agreed to? What kind of authority will I have with Jaxson all summer if I don't pass this? Worse yet, what if I embarrass him?

So, that night at supper I did what any SMART parent would do. I asked Jaxson for a few "sample" questions. I was asked 2 questions before his Dad chimes in with a ..Hey bud, she's tricking you.

Bleep, bleep, bleep...Thanks alot DAN! Why don't you scoot your smart lil' cowboy self up to the classroom and play the game!

My last night study session was over.
I thumbed through a few homework sheets this a.m. and ventured off to school.

Thank goodness, I AM just as smart as a third grader. Shoo!

For fun, let's see if YOU are smarter than a 3rd grader?

How many bones are in the human body?
In a magnetic reaction what 2 ends attract each other?
True or False? The planet Saturn has rings?
Name the planets in order.
Name the 7 continents and the 4 major bodies of water.
Spell "baby" in the plural form.