The end of summer...
Uncle Joe came to visit and we were all super excited as always. It was only for one evening, but we made the most of it. One of many fundraisers, the soon to be fifth graders had a very successful bake sale just down the street. That weekend, we also got to watch Porter's girlfriend Lula.
Meanwhile the girls got another outing with their previous Kindergarten teacher and her daughter who was Cienna's fifth grade buddy when she was in Kindergarten. They enjoyed getting their nails done and Yogurtland! Mom took a couple days off before school started on Wednesday. We had a ton of fun including a few play dates and an hour or so at Knott's which seemed like we were the only ones there. It was AWESOME. We also had lots of family time that weekend including re-building gates and playing catch. Mommy and Kaylee got their nails done, while Daddy and Cienna spent time together at home.
Then came soccer. Two practices a week and they love it. Mommy and Mac are coaching and Daddy is doing plenty of referee time to earn points for the girls team, as well as helping at practice anytime he can. They were excited to meet new friends and get their uniforms. Kaylee's team is the Spicy Red Peppers and Cienna's is the Electric Highlighters.
It is Cienna's last year at Carver..... It's been a lot to take in for sure! Mostly for Mommy and Daddy as Cienna is of course ready. The girls were both excited to see their friends and start the school year!
Finishing the summer with a bang after the first few days of school the Bakx had an amazing backyard camp out for the end of summer/Labor Day/Joan's Birthday. Lots of pool time, outdoor movies, rocking out in the garage and sleeping in tents!
The next week we had a fantastic visit with Grammy and Auntie Bridget who flew in to spend lots of time with us and go on some adventures in Southern California! We all loved every moment of their visit. After hanging out one evening with Grammy, Bridget arrived the next day and was brave enough to make the walk to school and surprise the girls at lunch time. Then they headed to the Queen Mary for an evening of haunting adventures. The next day Grammy and Bridget picked up the girls from AJ's, where they are so happy to go to after school when Mommy can't pick them up, to show them all around the Queen Mary as well. Of course indulging them with sweatshirt paraphernalia. We then all met up for a local date night dinner before they headed onward to a trip to Catalina. When they got back we had more time together at nearby hotel swimming and making a delicious spaghetti dinner. It meant so much to all of us for them to come visit.
The next pool time was at the Chavez's for Ovi's 4th Birthday. Then the following week Girl Scout meetings started back up for this school year.
The girls were both very excited to get to play their first soccer games! They both are really loving the sport and the friendships that come with it! It is so much fun to watch them smile throughout each of their whole games.
We had a great Harry Potter themed get together next door after school the next Friday to celebrate Haiden turning 8. And the next day Kaylee got to have her first sleepover without Cienna at the Marshall's for Nicki's 9th birthday. We got to have Lex stay with us, so it was pretty much a sister swap for the evening. To end the summer, Mommy got to finally play soccer since her Fall Sunday Women's Outdoor team started again.
Enjoy every day!
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