My children have been waiting all year to go back to Avid 4 Adventure, especially D and M. K pretended to not care but by the way she got ready every morning at super speed let me know she really wanted to go. This year we registered with two other families from our ward (congregation) so they had friends in their groups with them. Always fun to have car pool buddies. We will certainly sign up again next summer. M is excited she will be old enough to do the real rock climbing by then. Oh, and you'll never believe how we solved the problem of K growing out of her water shoes from last year. She borrowed mine! Here are my 3 favorite pictures their leaders sent me: D on hiking day, K standing on the canoes, and M right after being dumped out of a canoe. (The top photo is our car pool group. M was sad it was the last day and refused to be included in the pic.)
One day we had N's friend Rose over and another day N went to their house. They get along great have lots of fun and oh, the things a parent can get done when she is left alone! N also went to the orthodontist to get her trainer and have molds made to begin her journey through the Perfect Start program. We are hoping doing this while she is young will prevent her from having to go through the extreme measures I did. If it doesn't work, she gets braces for free. So far she loves wearing it at night and has gotten to the point where it stays in all night long. She even insisted we take it camping last weekend.
One morning as all the children were away, I noticed my neighbor had items set out to donate to charity. I asked her if I could add something to the pile. It was hardest to part with this beloved double stroller of ours.
Purchased used for our 2012 trip to Disneyland with family, I have many happy memories attached to this stroller, including two trips to WDW and a trip to Wisconsin and our trip to DC/Baltimore. It has served us well in airports and given our children much needed rest when they are tired. Yet it is time for someone else to enjoy it. I thanked it for all the happy memories and blew it a kiss as I walked back to our house, almost crying. Yup, turns out I'm a pretty sentimental girl after all.
One day as we came back from AVID we noticed the city setting up their mobile concert stage, so headed back to the park after dinner to enjoy the music, playing with neighbors and school mates, free face painting, and decorating paper bags for Meals on Wheels. What a fun evening!
Also this week, N made K brush her teeth for her one night and many giggles ensued. M also finished her first level of tutoring with Sonya and was rewarded with a cake. She was so excited I was pleasantly surprised when she was willing to share with the entire family. Congrats, M!
Comments