underwater

I've been bad at blogging for the past few months. During hiatus I didn't want to even get near a computer and now that we're back at work, it's tough to find the time. I'm going to try to be better because so much has happened in the past few months, I want to have a record of it.

Here are some underwater photographs of Sally in the pool. She continues to be a little fish and started taking tennis lessons this summer, which she also likes, although she claims that gymnastics is still her favorite sport. Sally did Tom Sawyer camp again this summer and loved riding horses and hiking and building forts. As usual she'd arrive home after camp completely muddy, which means she had a good day! After a week in Wisconsin, she'll start art classes at the Armory for 2 weeks(an hour and a half a day) which I know she'll love. She'll finish the summer with a week of horseback riding camp with her friend Ana.

Maggie had another great year at Birchwood. She loved her cabin - all her best friends were in it, and she went on a 7 day canoe trip to the Boundry Waters in Canada that was amazing. She came home and did 2 weeks of theater camp here in Pasadena. After a week in Wisconsin she's going to New York to stay with Kate and see theater. Kate will take her to Next to Normal, Anne is taking her to Fela and American Idiot, and then the next night, Kate is taking her to see her favorite band, Spring Standards. When she gets home from camp, she has 2 weeks til school starts and she'll need it. She has 3 books to read and a huge math review packet to complete.

We're in the middle of a kitchen renovation that will probably take until early november, so we're kinda doing a lot of outdoor eating.

Also, our neighborhood has been having weekly outdoor movie nights this summer and we hosted one last week. All the neighbors came and we showed Home Alone on the side of the garage. Everyone brought their own blankets and we provided snacks - Milk Duds, Twizzlers and popcorn. It was so fun.

Tony and the girls left for Wisconsin this morning and he will stay til Wednesday. I arrive Wednesday and will stay til Sunday. We'll basically be passing each other on the highway. But work is busy and that's the only way we could swing it so both girls could stay at the lake the whole time.

Also, Sally, for the first time is going to stay in the bunk bed room with her cousins. Normally she stays with us in our room, but this year she really wants to try being a big girl. It's a huge room with 4 bunk beds and I just spoke with Tony who said Sally has unpacked her stuff and is on a top bunk above Payton. Fingers crossed she makes it all night, that will be a HUGE milestone for her and will be another step toward Birchwood next summer.