Camp Adkison 2011

We got to spend some more fun time with Zoe, Xavier, and Sheri when they visited Bryan last week. We continued our summer tradition of "Camp Adkison" and the kids had lots of adventures together! The first few pictures are from Brother's Pond Park, where we fed the ducks and played on the playground. Then we went to Chuck E. Cheese for some wonderful air-conditioned playtime. This visit to Chuck E. Cheese was especially important for Cade because it was his reward for making "good choices". We've been working very hard on making good choices, and we implemented a reward system. Cade can earn one sticker in the morning and one sticker in the afternoon when he makes good decisions during the day. He filled up his sticker sheet around the beginning of July, but wanted to wait until his cousins came to get his reward. How sweet! Here's proof of his good choices:



Our next outing was to the pool, and everybody came over to our house for fajitas afterwards. The boys had a lot of fun playing outside with squirt bottles! The next day, we went to Nana and Papa's house for an early birthday dinner for Papa. Zoe and I decorated a brownie cake for him. Zoe gets very creative with her decorations and I was impressed with her design! Our biggest adventure was on Tuesday. Early in the morning, we visited my friend Susan's house to meet her donkeys. Cade and I did this last summer and he really enjoyed the field trip. It turns out that Susan and Sheri have a long-lost connection. Jan bought Sheri's first dog, Rudy, from Susan many, many years ago! Susan was so happy to see all of us and we really appreciated her hospitality. The kids had a great time feeding and brushing the donkeys, playing by her barn, and exploring the music room at her house. After Susan's house, we went to the reptile exhibit at the College Station library. It was incredibly crowded, but the kids liked seeing the snakes, iguana, and tortoise. We are so thankful for all of the time we've gotten to spend with family this summer! Enjoy the pictures!