Father's Day

Sailing Camp

All 4 children went to a two-week (M-F from 9-4) sailing camp at Lauderdale Yacht Club!  They sail in the morning, have lunch and get to swim in the pool, and then sail again in the afternoon (with some class/instructional time for learning parts of the boat, how to sail, what to do if they capsize, and tying knots).  They all have had a great time at camp and their coaches repeatedly told us how well they are doing and how wonderful their behavior is!  It has been a fun activity, learning lots of new things, working hard, and making friends! The weather has been great both weeks.

Corban and Abigail are in the older group, sailing 420's which are bigger boats with 2 sails and for 2 people working together (skipper and crew)

Hadassah and Asher are in the Opti group- smaller, 1 person sailboat

Getting towed out to open water, Hadassah is in the first sailboat and Asher is in the 5th.

The coaches set up courses and obstacles for the sailors each day to practice, which is what we got to see on the parent observation day. But another favorite is to sail out to the sandbar to get out and swim!  

Hadassah's fun with friends

Hadassah's Literature class from Equip had a movie day with Ms. Bec!

Hadassah's Art class got together for a final project (mosaic tile planter for cactus)
with Ms. Mariane and a pool party!




Hadassah is very social and these girls are some of her closest friends! 
She has so much fun spending time with them each week.

Dance Explosion Recital

Abigail performed in one ballet dance at the recital (to Led Zepplin's All My Love!).  Only Daddy went to watch Abigail, as everyone else was still sick.

Asher "dried out"

Asher had been very sick and unable to keep down food or fluids for two days, and was getting dehydrated.  We took him to the ranger/medic station at the Grand Canyon, where they said there was an outbreak of norovirus in the area, which is probably what he had and that while he was ok, he needed fluids.  Only an ER would be able to give an IV to a child and so we stopped in Kingman, AZ on our way to Las Vegas.  They were very kind and Asher was given an IV and then drank a cranberry juice, and they gave him medicine to stop vomiting and diarrhea for travel home the next day.  We were there for quite awhile and got to Las Vegas after midnight.  The next day, Asher was starting to feel better and we decided to walk through a few of the casinos.  As we were walking through Caesar's Palace, Corban got sick and we decided we needed to fill the prescription for anti-nausea medicine before we flew home and that it would be best to stay in our Marriott Lobby (close to bathrooms) until we needed to be at the airport.  Just after we boarded the plane (with both boys carrying on puke buckets!), Hadassah was also sick.  It was an overnight flight home and the together Corban and Hadassah threw up 8 times, as Mommy and Daddy helped them, cleaned up, and changed bags on their buckets.  It was so awful it was funny and we just needed to make it home.  We were so glad to be home and rest, for the virus to run its course (Mommy, Daddy and Abigail didn't feel great but did not get what the other three children had!).