(As portrayed by Mom & Dad)
We signed up for MUM (Making Ukulele Music) camp at the local library. We had class for 2 hours for 5 days. We learned about 6 chords, how to play tab and tons of songs. We all sang along and learned to play. Grandma Susie and Mom came with us each day. I had friends in the class as well. 
We wrote songs one day! 
My team wrote the dragon lyrics.
I had a great time and look forward to learning more on my ukulele.
This week we had a great party for Breighton at Honeymoon Island with some of his friends. Summer birthdays and lots of traveling friends mean it was a small party. We gathered at the beach and had a blast with the kids on boogie boards, riding on kayaks, making sand castles and just splashing around.
We were graced with a small pod of dolphins that kept passing by. 
Everyone found cool sealife. 
The cupcakes got a a little melty in the heat of the afternoon. We had them special ordered from publix to match the beach theme. 
Breighton had a great time as did all his friends. 
For his birthday Breighton really wanted SCUBA diving lessons. We have him all signed up for later this summer. In the mean time he has a new snorkel set to get some water practice. 
Over his birthday weekend we visited Grandma and Grandpa in Venice. Grandma Jo made a cake for Dad and Breighton to celebrate both birthdays. You can see Emmerson party in the corner serenading them with his armpit fart birthday song! 
Happy 13th to our wonderful, bright, creative, compassionate young man. You will take the world by storm! 
We made Mom a lemon pound cake for her birthday. We had a nice quiet day as she requested 🙂 Happy birthday MOM! 
We are so excited that this summer we are in town for some of the Fun Sail activities. We had a great time out on the boats. 
I really enjoyed the kayaks. I was zipping all over the place. 
E found a LOT of sea life. He had several huge urchins. 
Lots of hermit crabs. 
The highlight of his collecting were a MASSIVE lightning whelk and a huge Florida horse conch. 
He quickly became the hit of all the kids. 
Sadly, the weather turned and we had to end the day early. We had a blast and can’t wait to go back to more this summer. 
We are studying, a little, for the 4-H Horticulture contest in June. We jumped on the program rather late so are trying to get a running start from where we are. We visited Landmark Nursery for a morning of exploring the plants. We ended up bringing home more plants for our garden. 
We also visited the big box hardware stores and checked out their gardening areas. We had a fun time being silly but learning in the process. 
We attended a meeting of the Brooker Creek Explorers as well and learned from their youth as well as had a mini ID review. 
The rains have been heavy again so this means many inside crafts and games. I did a knotted quilt for my bed. It came out really nice. 
Oh, E and I also attended the 4-H state review of the county programs. We got to talk to Dr. Gutter and other 4-H state people about our programs and what is working and not working. It was a great experience. I am enjoying taking on more leadership roles lately in 4-H. I think this will help me in my future when I become a marine biologist, entomologist or just all around science guy! 
