fairfarmhand Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 My oldest is going to have a hugely busy summer VBS, which she is required to teach in so that she can go on the summer missions trip Church camp..... Missions trip with the youth group Then she found out that she got a scholarship to 4-H design camp. After all that activity, she's finding that she will only have 2 whole weeks of "summer break" She's glad about it though. My dd, age 9 is going to church camp for the first time too. The rest of the time we will be relaxing, gardening and enjoying ourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 (edited) Five-week ballet intensives and relaxing. Their regular year is jam packed, so they need it. :) Edited April 20, 2011 by Mejane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 My daughter will be auditioning for a couple of community theatre musicals and trying to get a part-time job. I'm encouraging her to volunteer at a local theatre's summer camps, but she's iffy on that. Her other project is helping to write the Sunday school curriculum for the high school group at our church for next year. She's graduating in May and moving home for a couple of years. So, there's going to be some adjusting and figuring out what to do next. My son has auditioned for the summer stock production at a different theatre and is preparing to interview for their design and tech program. If he were to be offered both, he would have to choose between them, since they run concurrently. He is looking forward to volunteering to help with that theatre's summer camps, also. He may continue with his voice and tap dance lessons, if there's enough interest from the instructors and other students to keep classes going over the summer. At the beginning of the summer, all four of us are going to New York as my daughter's graduation present. She and my husband already have good tickets to two new shows, and we've built in time for a couple of TKTS attempts. She wants to hit a couple of museums while we're there, too. My son and I are along for the ride. (I'm there for back-up in case my husband and his bad back can't keep up with our daughter.) But I'm planning to get my son to at least two or three shows, too. That will be the highlight of the summer, I sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Family reunion, swimming lessons, camp for DS, possibly VBS for both kids, and if DH can get his act together, we might take a short trip somewhere. I just hope to get in a lot of library visits and swimming time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 My son will be doing or taking: writing class public speaking class Idea Math camp in Massachusetts which will be a vacation for the whole family Awesome Math Year-round in August fencing, tennis, swimming, possibly learning to golf lolly-gagging about with friends mowing the yard because I don't want to do it anymore! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0mmaBuck Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 DS18 will hopefully be working. DS9 will have Cub Scout resident camp, church day camp, science day camp, lots of time at the lake and hanging out with friends, going to the zoo, various parks, and so on. DD5 has church day camp, science day camp, lots of time at the lake and hanging out with friends, going to the zoo, various parks, and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy g. Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Swim team starts next week, then Miss Beautiful and Mr. Clever are off to Art Camp for 3 weeks then Mr. Clever and Dh are going backpacking at Philmont for 2 weeks then a week for us all at Disney World in September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Swimming lessons for both. One week chess camp for the older one. Some kind of one week camp for the younger, yet to be determined. We will be watching my sister's 3 kids for a week in June and then my 12 yr. old god daughter will be spending 2 weeks with us. Last year, when she stayed with us, we went to a different zoo than our usual zoo, to a science museum, to tour a cargo ship and to the movies. This year when she's here, I want to tour a NASA facility, visit Indian burial grounds and go to an aquarium. Other than that, we just hang out in our pool most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama2cntrykids Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Hopefully step ds16 will be working. If not at the pizza place where he's at now, at home, doing outside work. He will NOT however spend most of his time texting/talking/hanging out with his girlfriend...I don't think so. Sorry, I have issues with those two lol. He will also probably be building a tree house with the help of ds10. There's plenty around here to do! DS10 will be doing baseball, helping with the tree house, gardening, general yard upkeep amd helping around the house with cleaning. DS8 will be helping ds10 lol. DD4 (who will be 5 by then) will be hanging out with me, helping to take care of the new baby, and doing normal household stuff. She may also be doing t-ball. We will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 9 year old: 7 weeks swimming lessons, 1 week science camp, 1 day caring for Natural History Museum's animals (tarantulas, cockroaches, snakes!). We also signed up for free bowling, and she wants to try horseback riding sometime. 5 & 4 year old: 7 weeks swimming lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoorsy Type Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I'm looking for swimming lessons and a VBS for the older two. Then we have Church Camp that I will go to with the kids, Cub Scout Day Camp which I will go to with the kids, family reunion, and camping trips. I'm looking forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Wow - you are all so organised! Our plans are very vague at the moment, but should include: Summer Bible School for all Sailing for my older two dc "Mini Splash" (boat handling and water confidence) for my ds A week's ballet intensive for my oldest A week's ice hockey school for my ds But most of that won't happen if we move, which is increasingly likely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofsbandeg Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Vacation Bible school Church Camp tons of swimming is grandparent's pool a week in Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 The oldest is doing a week of GS day camp, a week of Girls Rock camp, and a week of Space Camp. She & her brother are doing a week of ice skating camp together. Ds will also be doing a week or two of a sports camp for his age group, and maybe tennis camp. I think I'll probably try to do swim lessons with him now that he's moved up into the 6+ grouping. Littlest dd is technically old enough to do miniday camp at the Y, but I think we'll leave that for another year, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heliconian Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 My two boys (7 and 10) are facing: Swimming lessons for both, and our first camping experiences (we've had regular bedwetting until very recently and I flat refused camping with the spectre of pee-soaked sleeping bags hanging over me). Living history day camp at a local adobe, and each boy gets to pick one week of day camp that interests him. The rest of the time will be filled with reading and goofing around. We've all earned it. - Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Both my kids are signed up for a week of cooking class swimming at the town pool Hanging out in NYC I think most of our time is going to be spent playing/training our new puppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 10 weeks in Turkey, 5-6 of those in Turkish preschool for language immersion. Hanging out at the pool or park looking for more language immersion opportunities. Hanging out with family in Izmir, Gaziantep, Cesme, and Phokaia. Sightseeing hopefully - Ephesus and Mother Mary's house Once we're back in early August I want to spend a week with my family on the East Coast. Then back to our school year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 My 10 year old daughter will be: Continuing with her library book club Retaking her Level 4 swim lessons as she didn't pass last year Participating in a Movie & Discussion Club I'll be running at home Taking a one week Spanish class at a Montessori camp/school Taking a one week Sculpture class at a Montessori camp/school Taking a one week Creative Writing & Theater class at a Montessori camp/school My 5 year old son will be: Finishing up the teeball season Marching in a couple of parades with his teeball team Moving on to his Level 2 swim lessons Taking a one week Nature & Environment class at a Montessori camp/school Taking a one week Engineering class at a Montessori camp/school Starting the fall soccer season at the end of August. As a family, we will be: Going on at a three night camping trip Hosting two Fresh Air Fund children for a week (and taking them camping, too) Going to the lake for the day here and there Going to the town pool here and there Going on various field/day trips on our own and with our homeschool group. Some that are already scheduled include: Public gardens, an amusement park, a farm tour, a historical house, a water treatment facility tour, a wildlife park, and the renaissance faire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Ds will be doing 3 camps and a light school schedule. We school year-round, but our schedule is lighter in summer. Camps: 2 one week Marine Biology day camps through parks & rec. He did one week last year and loved it. We signed him up for both available weeks this summer. A 4 day overnight camp called Nature Quest, with our Camp Fire USA council. This is a service learning project that he also did last year. They perform an outdoor service project while camping at the project location. Last year it was helping to remove invasive plants at a state park. No word on this year's location yet, but we have the dates. He will also be doing some summer service projects for his Camp Fire USA service hours. Those haven't been set up yet. And....fun in the pool, at the beach, and relaxing in the air conditioning are always part of his summer plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 VBS the pool swimming lessons for Sweet Pea helping in the garden catching fireflies enjoying two months with no midweek activities! (other than the pool) :) we school year round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbeygirlsouth Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 My oldest dc will be going on a week long canoe expedition, then back home to life guard, and will attend college orientation. My dd is looking forward to a 3 week ballet summer intensive, driver's ed. and a few weeks of summer school. Hopefully we'll have a chance in there somewhere to schedule a mini vacation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Oldest is trying to get summer paid internship, but settle for unpaid in her field. Youngest is doing a writing workshop at Uof PItt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShellChelle Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I really need to get on the ball! So far, only DD10 is scheduled for anything this summer. She'll attend 6 weeks of gymnastics camp (4 weeks are mandatory). All three kids will probably attend VBS camp --the oldest as a helper. I do want to register the boys in at least one camp each this summer. Other than that, we plan to spend a lot of time at the pool, taking weekend trips to the shore, and just hanging out with friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 My teen will be attending a youth umpire clinic for one week in June, and he hopes to get accepted into an honors college summer program that will run for two weeks between July and August. Later in August, he will probably work for our football team during training camp again. If there is a training camp... My younger son will attend a music camp with his community orchestra group in July, and probably play summer baseball during the month of August. My sister is leaving her job to stay be at home with her kids this summer (yay!), so we'll have plenty of picnics and attend as many Shakespeare in the Park performances together as we can manage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 This summer we aren't doing anything. No ballet intensives. No VBS. No TeenPact events. No vacations. No church trips. No theater productions. No Boy Scout camps. The price of gasoline is keeping us home this summer. We'll be hitting the books hard, fast and continuous, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratia271 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Oldest is taking an AoPS class... :tongue_smilie: We have a relaxed schedule during the summer, so other than core areas there is... Swimming Bicycling Ballet (for the girls) Fencing (for son) Museum visits Relaxing as much as possible............:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMOm Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 We'll be going to the pool at least 3 days a week. School the other 2 days. Weekends will be spent hanging out at home with Daddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 ds16 requested to go to ROTC camp--5 weeks. I wonder how different the young man I drop off and the young man I pick up will be. He's very disorganized and has other issues, I think he came up with this because on some level he seeking something to help him change. I'm excited for him. He is also hoping to do ROTC in college and is really exploring college options now. dd13 will be away 3 weeks. one week to tumbling camp with her competitive cheer squad and two weeks to nature camp (naturecamp dot net). I'm excited about nature camp, my godmother has been telling me to send her for years. She plans to study herpetology and entomology at nature camp. She's also doing swim team, tumbling and stunt practice (when home). And she will pet sit, help neighbor with guinea pig rescue, and participate in 4H. ds9 will be home. he's trying out for swimteam this year (otherwise he'll do lessons). he also will go to an Orton Gillingham reading specialist daily and art day camp for 8 weeks. I will be teaching summer school (math and science at a private school) while he's in art camp and teaching swimming on the weekends to pay for it all. I got the art camp at a deep discount--it's at the same facility I teach swimming. He likes art and I'm hoping it will meet some OT needs he has. I will pick up ds9 in mid afternoon to go play at the pool, or visit local zoo (got 2 passes this spring and have been enjoying with him already). We will also work on math daily. I'm taking an Orton Gillingham based math course and hope to put it to good use. I'm hoping for 2 little trips in August with dd and ds9. It's going to be busy, but at the same time quiet (dd and ds16 will be gone at the same time). I'm excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I'm just hoping we will have a summer! We had snow on Monday and it's been cold, wet and freezing since. :glare: On the agenda is field school at the nature center, CAP and whatever HS group field trips we feel up to participating in. Oh, and math, writing & science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I'm determined to have a fun, relaxing summer! No summer camps or day camps this year. We'll be spending lots of time playing with friends, going swimming, working in the garden, and maybe building a playhouse. Hopefully we'll do several camping trips as well. At most we'll probably do one or two sessions of swim lessons, but for the most part I want to leave the summer as open and unscheduled as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Gymnastics 1x/week for both girls Summer reading program at the library, most days in June A week or less of VBS in late July Becca will be working into July to finish her CLE math, and both girls will have Summer Bridge workbooks. Becca's also going to devote some time to earning more AHG badges. Other than that, lots of popsicles, pool time and basically doing nothing. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Still working on that! He's auditioning for a community theatre show. We'll be doing math and Japanese all summer. He's going to be doing some computer stuff, programming and maybe graphic design. Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssexton Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 First Tee golf for my ds, continuing guitar lessons for dd, and swim lessons for the youngest. We'll also do VBS. But, this summer I'm longing for long lazy days at the pool, dinners grilled out on the patio, and evenings filled with board games and fun. Don't have room in the budget for a vacation this summer, so I'm trying to make this a fun, lazy summer at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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