Wrapping up a great year...5th grade, 4th grade, 2nd grade and pre-school here we come!!

August is alway a really fun and busy month for us.  I know you are thinking "what month are the Schuermans not busy?"  But August is a different kind of busy.  A relaxing, family-time kind of busy.  Alex is done coaching, we take a break from sports and Kelli takes a few days off...so we travel, hang out and just have some good ol' fashion summer fun.

OK, OK,OK....Not totally sports free.  Mostly just soccer tournaments.  Alli's team had a succussful summer tournament season, with some hardware to show for it

 

If anyone has been around Rece for even 2 minutes this summer you would know he has spent very little time on his feet.  He is doing cartwheels, handstands, handsprings and round offs (and other "dangerous when you have no idea what you are doing" kind of moves).   Anywhere and everywhere.  Some one asked me "how do you let him do that"  I said "well I don't...I just looked over one day, catching him in the middle of some crazy feat and thought oh..I guess Rece knows how to flip...it is just in him!!"

 

Of course we had fun with the "old" August stand-bys (camping, silverwood, stoneridge,Rece's bday, school shopping etc).  But truth be told they are anything but "old".  As the kids get bigger each event changes a bit, and we get to do more big kid things.

 

 

 

 

But of course, August had some NEW activities for the Schuerman's. Alli and Jeter went to their first overnight church camp (had a blast)

 

 

And Jeter sported a mowhalk

 

 

As I look back over the blog from this last year I am yet again amazed how blessed we are.  Yes there are tough days, but I look back at the pics it reminds me of how each of these moments have changed us for the better.  Thanks for being a part of our ROOKIE year :)

 

Alex...Kelli...Alli...Jeter...Rece...Quincy