Cienna - 9 Years, 8 Months... Kaylee - 7 Years, 3 Months!

After we reminded the girls that we had an attic, of course they wanted to explore.  So of course we let them during a play date with family friends to spread the fun.  The next day a gym buddy had a swim party at their home to end the summer and get the team together outside of the gym.

Then we got a opportunity that we couldn't pass up with four free tickets through the gymnastics center to watch the women's gymnastics national team compete at the Anaheim Convention Center. We decided to make the most of the weekend and included a stay-cation at the Hilton that we've enjoyed before. It has a little water park and a great environment, full of awkward Pokemon chasers, but otherwise a very inviting area.  Amazingly Mommy's old gymnastics coach Darcie was staying at the same hotel for a gym coach convention and we got to hang out in the lobby to catch up for a little while!  Cienna lost another tooth during the stay, which was still not the one that is supposed to be being pushed out.  After going to a cool pizza take out place for dinner, Kaylee carried all 3 pizzas back the hotel room.

Two weeks before school, soccer started!  They both had their first practice and met their coaches and teammates.  One of the coaches for Cienna is Mommy since we needed to get practice adjusted to fit into our schedule!  Mommy and the girls also had eye doctor appointments that week.  Kaylee got some prescribed glasses for reading and Mommy got a slight upgrade.  Kaylee loved trying on a few different frames and picking the ones she liked the best.  That weekend we had a tremendous last camping trip of the summer to Lake Casitas.  Such great friends, a water park, Kan Jam, Corn Hole, scooting around, day and night adventure bike rides, and board games completed a fantastic time.  On the way home we hit up a great place called The Dudes Brewing Co. with the Bakx family.

Once home we headed straight to another end of summer swim party at Cienna's buddy Jaiden's house.  Then Mommy took the Monday and Tuesday off before the First day of school.  We got school supplies, played around, finally got around to baking the apple pie from apples we picked at Poppa's, and enjoyed every moment.

Then came the beginning of Second and Fourth grade.  It was very exciting and confusing.  How did this happen?  Can anyone tell us?  The girls were excited to see all their friends and to be in class with their new teachers.  The school year is off to a pretty perfect start.  Both girls are very into it and are always ready to go the next day.

After only a couple of days at school we all got a three day weekend for Labor Day.  We had more family play time, a swim Birthday party for Cienna's classmate Bella and a fun-filled swim and game time BBQ at the Bakx house.  During the next short week at school, Kaylee had her first meeting as a Brownie.

Then soccer was on.  First games of the season, they got their jersey's, team names, and banners!  We had a play date with Shawna, did a ponytail extravaganza on Daddy's hair, a couple family rides around the neighborhood and to school.  Then getting ready for the first full week of school, Cienna finally looses the tooth that we have been waiting for.  She was relieved to not have to think about getting it pulled by the dentist.  After gymnastics that evening we headed next door for ice cream and cake to celebrate Haiden turning 7!

The month did not slow down for the last weekend.  Both girls had soccer games, between the two games Mommy earned points for Cienna's team by referring her very first game ever, Kaylee went to a fun fly away camp at gymnastics, then we all had a great time at Nicki's "un-slumber" party that evening before heading home for bed to be up early to be ready for our trip to San Diego.  We got to enjoy Jackson's 1st Birthday party during a quick trip and afterward headed back home to enjoy watching Cienna's Girl Scout troop bridge from Brownie's to Juniors!  Cienna surprised everybody as the first one to go by doing a back handspring as she went across the bridge.

As mentioned Cienna has lost the long awaited loose tooth.  She did get a pretty good bump on her head during one of the many pool parties, but nobody would have known by the smiling way she handled it.  She has enjoyed cooking her own and others scrambled eggs exclusively by herself. She's excited to have homework again and is very happy every time she is on the soccer field.

Kaylee was very excited to see how the new school year was going to go and who was in her class.  She has really had an amazing attitude toward school and has been one in a few of her class to "mover her clip" to the highest level and get a prize from the box.  She has still been the one to initiate many family game time as always, which we all love.  Her new experience with glasses has been extremely positive!  She was excited about it ever since the doctor mentioned it was the right thing to do for when she is reading or writing for a longer period of time.  She is very responsible with them, and they are quite adorable.

I loved all the experiences of summer, but now on to new ones!  Time Flies!

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