This was quite another busy month as school came to an end
and we made our way to summer. The
annual Carver Carnival was fun we learned about sea lions at the marine mammal
center with the Daisy troop. The
brownies went to "Bold Girlz" to learn to sew dresses out of pillow cases to
donate while the younger siblings toured around the Spectrum. We had some projects to complete which
included Kaylee’s Sea animal project where we made clay to mold a Sea
Star. We also fixed up our front gates
and painted to match the rest of the backyard.
After lots of hard work the girls guided us through their classrooms for
Back to School night. Cienna got to do a
practice play for the 2nd and 3rd graders and half of the
Kindergarten, including Kaylee. She felt
like a star walking around school : )
One weekend The Donlon’s were practicing for summer by
inviting us over for a pool party and dinner.
Another, we got to head to San Diego and see the Sklenicka’s new pad
along with the growing belly bump. During
the following week the Daisy’s had their end of year party at
Build-a-Bear. The next weekend while
Daddy flew away to Tahoe with Uncle B for his Bachelor party, the girls kept
busy with a day trip to Escondido where Cienna and Kaylee got to show off their
gymnastics skills at the YMCA State meet.
The following morning we were fourth in line in the caravan to kidnap
the rest of the Brownies at their homes for a surprise breakfast followed by a
beach clean-up/play day.
Our first set of visitors were Grammy and Grandpa who drove
here to see Cienna in her big night as The Wicked Witch! She had a big crowd that came to watch
including Uncle B., the Bakx, and The Netters and she nailed it!
The Brownies end of the year party was an indoor rock
climbing facility. It was the first time
for many of them including Cienna and Kaylee.
They had a great time making it to the top of many different climbing
walls!
We took Cienna out of class briefly to watch as Kaylee and
the rest of the kindergartners made us cry with their song performance for
their Kindergarten Celebration/Graduation.
That weekend as we prepared for Kaylee’s Birthday and the upcoming road
trip, Abbey came to play. We all went to
lunch, then Mommy and Abbey spent the evening catching up along with Maisie
sharing a room in a nearby Mariott.
Meanwhile Cienna was invited to an Angel’s game with Brynn and her
family as Daddy and Kaylee got to spend time together.
That next week the Natal girls came to town for birthday
Shenanigans. June and Grace came to
class on Kaylee’s birthday and joined the class pizza and popsicle party while
Auntie Megan got her tires fixed since they had gotten flat on the Grapevine
during their trip the night before. We
all then got frozen yogurt after school, Kaylee’s choice. Dinner that evening was also requested by
Kaylee.
The following day was the last day of school. The Natal girls picked them up since Mommy
and Daddy were working. It’s a little
surreal to think that this school year has already come to an end. That evening the Marty crew and Poppa also
joined our party with the RV. On Friday
The Marty’s and Poppa spent the whole day in Universal Studios as The Rydman
and Natal Girls celebrated Auntie Megan’s actual and Kaylee’s extended birthday
with a full and eventful day at Disneyland.
Still continuing Kaylee’s birthday we had her party that Saturday morning where all the friends got to make their own pizzas that cooked while they all played then decorated cupcakes to take home. They enjoyed their lunch that they made and Kaylee enjoyed as we all sang to her and ate cake. After the party the Natal’s started home and we headed to Sierra’s High School graduation party to celebrate and take a quick dip in their pool. Lastly we finally had a wee bit of time to pack for the BIG ROAD TRIP next week through 4 states!
Still continuing Kaylee’s birthday we had her party that Saturday morning where all the friends got to make their own pizzas that cooked while they all played then decorated cupcakes to take home. They enjoyed their lunch that they made and Kaylee enjoyed as we all sang to her and ate cake. After the party the Natal’s started home and we headed to Sierra’s High School graduation party to celebrate and take a quick dip in their pool. Lastly we finally had a wee bit of time to pack for the BIG ROAD TRIP next week through 4 states!
Kaylee sailed her way through Kindergarten making many new
friends and enjoying her time with Ms. Ashcraft. Her achievement report of course was
representative of her successful year. And
then she turned 6. She is so vibrant and
full of personality. We can’t believe
that six years has flown by. She truly
enjoyed all of her on going birthday celebrations that included so much
family. After getting birthday cake
flavored gum from Auntie Bridget she was allowed to chew it for the first time,
and she of course managed to get it stuck in her hair.
Cienna also had a big month that included the completion of
2nd grade. She got of course
got rave reviews from her teacher, and is more than ready for 3rd
grade. There were many field trips to
round out the school year. Her class
went to the Animal Shelter and park picnic, then aquarium, and an entire park
day at Wardlow. She got to compete in
her first gymnastics meet at a different gymnastics center. Her highlight of the month was performing as
the Wicked Witch in the school play that she has been practicing for and
anticipating since the middle of April.
She can’t wait to try out for the next play!
Sorry for the lengthy write up, but we are surely enjoying
our family time! Click below to see pictures of this last month.
