grew some alligators and baby dinosaur eggs...
Olivia made a terrarium at Girl Scout camp...
and Nora and Tessa made lions....
and caterpillars at Michaels with mom and Aunt Val.
We bought all of our school supplies. I held a Readers Workshop at my school for many of the Rhoades teachers.
And we enjoyed some sunshine! (and that's our plan for this upcoming week...mommy's last week of summer vacation!)
And to all, a good night! :)
Afterwards, Terry and I took off to the movie theater to see the very last of the Harry Potter's. It was soooo good!
After changing our clothes, we headed to Clayton to Trinity Farms for Olivia's very first ever horseback-riding lesson. They gave us a tour of their stables. This is Splash, the horse that Olivia was going to get to ride.
After meeting the rest of the horses,
Olivia saddled up
and climbed up onto the horse. She steered him, all by herself, in circles and around cones.
We watched big sis from the observation deck.
She had so much fun!
And then on Monday, she got to start her week of volleyball camp.
And as you probably guessed....
yep, she's good at that too! :)
Lots of kids...
Lots of food...
Lots of smiling...
Lots of activities...
Lots of friends...
Lots of volunteers...
Lots of prayer...
Lots of singing...
Lots of dancing...
Lots of helping...
Lots of hugs...
Lots of crafts...
and getting LOTS closer to Jesus! 
Tomorrow is our last day....come on kids, "Shake it up!"
As you can see, we had a wet-n-wild time! :)
