We returned from our trip and kicked off our summer schedule. We jumped full swing ahead into summer activities and fun.
Staley start her summer with a less-than-fun oral surgery where she had all 4 wisdom teeth removed as well as a bracket and chain attached to one adult tooth that needs a little help to come up. She was pretty swollen and miserable for a few days, but was glad to get it done.
Adelie did a summer book talk at the library (just like last summer) about her second self-published book, "Joy's Magic."
A bunch of her friends came for her talk, and then some of them came over to our house afterwards to hang out together.
Summer is always a busy time with lots of opportunities for the girls to perform around the community with their Rising Stars/Singapella/Kickline groups, so they've filled some of their free time with performing with their NTA friends.
Adelie performed her solo, "It's Possible" from Seussical at one of their performances.
The biggest performance for the girls so far this summer was performing at Six Flags in St. Louis.
The performance was fun, but the best part was spending the rest of the day with NTA friends at Six Flags.
The girls had a great time hanging out with their friends, riding lots of roller coasters (and other rides), and making fun memories.
I had a fun time hanging out with some of the other NTA moms as well. The day at Six Flags was definitely a highlight of June for the girls.
June also marked the beginning of cross country open runs with the middle school for Adelie (and I)...
and with the high school for Staley.
The girls and I took Uma to see Hadestown with the NTA Stage Teens. Although Staley was still swollen and miserable from her surgery, she didn't want to miss the show so she went. It was very well done, although I'm sure Staley would have enjoyed it a bit more if she'd been feeling better.
Briggs, Staley, and I also went to see their NTA friend, Emily, perform in her 'Dare to Dream' show. (Or, as Briggs initially understood it, 'Dairy Dreams.')
It was a cute show, and we enjoyed watching Emily perform.
We always find time to fit in a little fun with friends at State Farm pool.
This is the first summer where I feel like I can send the kids off with their friends to swim while I just read by the pool. It's very freeing!
The girls have more scheduled summer activities, but Briggs fills his time with play dates, outside time with friends, trips to the library, Legos, audiobooks, reading, playing, and video games.
He also used some of his saved money to buy this big Harry Potter Lego set. It had over 2,000 pieces, was labeled for ages 18+, and was in a really big box. I had hoped it would fill his time for a week or so. He finished it in a day!
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He got to help his friend, Bryli, celebrate her birthday as well.
Adelie spent a week at Miracle Camp with her friend Bristol and Stella. Miracle Camp will have its own post, but one week of our June was sans Adelie.
The same week Adelie was at camp, Zach went on a week-long bike trip with Jonathan on the Eerie trail from Cincinnati to Cleveland, OH. (Maybe this will have its own post too, if Zach wants to do one??) A week without Adelie AND Zach was eerily quiet and weird at home, but Staley, Briggs, and I enjoyed some quality time together. I also enjoyed the decreased amount of cooking, cleaning, dishes, grocery shopping, and laundry that occurs when 2 people are subtracted from the weekly equation.
We enjoyed our annual week in Pentwater. Don't worry! Pentwater will have its own post too.
Our Pentwater trip was sandwiched between Miracle Camp. We picked up Adelie from her week of camp on our way up to Pentwater, and then we got home in time for Staley to have a day at home to get unpacked from vacation and repacked for camp before she headed off for her week of high school camp.
So there you have it! Our June was full, full, full with oral surgery and performances and running and friends and bike trips and camp and NTA classes and work...and then a week of vacation to recover from our busy June. Sometimes life just makes us tired, but it's a good tired from all the fun. Come on, July! We're ready for you!!
