We enjoyed a wide array of activities during the summer of 2015. Here are some highlights, crammed into one giant blog post:
June 6: Princess Party Fundraiser
Mika dressed up as Cinderella, Ramona dressed up as Rapunzel, and I dressed up in my old prom dress.
My cello student, Maddy, played the part of Elsa.
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| Cupcake walk with Mulan and Belle |
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| Pin the tail on the donkey with Fiona |
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| Searching for Cinderella's lost slipper with Cinderella and Merida |
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| Dancing with Ariel |
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| Eating a cupcake on Sheila's lap |
We stopped by a Target on our way home to buy some ice cream, still in our princess attire. After we walked in, I realized I was wearing red + khaki: the Target employee dress code. I got a lot of comments because of it, but thankfully no customer service complaints.
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| Cinderella passed out in the carriage ride home |
First two weeks of June: Swimming Lessons
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| Paula sporting Mika's goggles. She was a spectator for this round of swimming lessons. |
It was Mika's first time taking a swimming class on her own. Last time I was with her in a parent/child swimming class and and I'm pretty sure she thought I was torturing her.
Ramona started treading the water a little bit. Both Ramona and Mika are still pretty apprehensive about independent swimming, but hopefully they learned something.
Neighborhood plays:
The girls participated in a couple of plays held in Megan's driveway this summer. Here are some photos from their dramatization of "Peter Pan:"
Kieran was Peter Pan, Megan was Wendy, Ramona was Tinkerbell, and Mika was Periwinkle. I am not sure which part Whitney played.
Paula enjoying her little car:
Mika enjoying a nap under the fairy table:
Paula enjoying a waffle with Nutella:
June 15-19: VBS at Lauren & Natalie's church
June 19: Timnath Movie Night at Summerfields Park
Free ice cream sandwiches!
Free cotton candy!
Free movie: Hotel Transylvania
June 27: Lauren's birthday tea party
Paula inside an ottoman:
Ramona and Mika at the bank:
Setting up their own bank accounts!
Mika at the library:
All three girls reading a book outside:
Dressed up for church:
July 16: Windsor Lake
Paula with a bowl on her head: (somewhere there is a picture of me doing the same when I was her size)
July 31: Outdoor concert by our orchestra
Forest and the girls came to see me, then they got gelato afterward.
August 1: Library Carnival
More free cotton candy!
Another Sunday dressed up for church:
August 4: Centerra Kid Day
Big turtles, big bunnies, and more free cotton candy!
August 4-6: Tennis lessons for Ramona
Fresh harvests from our garden:
Paula turned into a super picky eater around February, so the time she tried pizza with basil and zucchini was quite a joyous occasion:
Neighborhood pool:
August 15: My little cello recital:
August 22: Haircuts for Ramona and me
Chop, chop! More hair to donate to Locks for Love. Donation #2 for Ramona, Donation #7 for me. I guess we've been busy growing some hair.
Haircuts, all cleaned up for church:
There it is. We had a lot of different kinds of fun this summer--glad we squeezed it all in!
