Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Cienna - 13 Years 7 Months ... Kaylee - 11 Years 2 Months!

After a couple busy weekends we had a Sunday to do some yard clean up before the girls went for their second week of gymnastics camp and Daddy headed to Vegas for a couple of days. Then there was a week of playdates and adventures.  We first had the pleasure of having Adi for a sleepover which included plenty of laughs, fun with pictures and videos, night bike ride, beach bike ride with smoothies. Then headed to the beach with the some of the Marshall's and Viglioti's to enjoy the fresh air and boogie boarding. Next Kaylee got to head to Adi's for another sleepover and do another beach bike ride... this time in Seal Beach. After that we headed to the tidepools (or tad pools depending on who you ask) with the same gang followed by more fun at the house with sprinklers and the "kiddie" pool : )

We were again lucky to get to spend some time with Vera, Danni, Juju, and their friends at Bayshore followed by ice cream at the 2nd and PCH center which we had never been before they headed back out of town. We then excitedly anticipated the arrival of the Natal's to hang out with on their way to San Diego and had a great time catching up and relaxing together. Auntie Megan got a great new job opportunity at June's new school and was impressed by Cienna's paintings so she requested one from her of her new school mascot.  It turned out amazing!

The following Day we got to spend time with the Shoenberg's at a pool party at the Jansen's home. It was so great to see Shannon, Shelby, and Sadie and here how things are going in South Carolina! Plus it's fun to see gym friends outside of the gym sometimes too.

We didn't have enough going on so we decided to head to Mammoth for a very quick weekend. Actually our tickets from last year's Bluesapalooza were transferred to this year so we HAD : ) to go. We are so grateful that we have friends that let us stay with them in their very accommodating cabin super close to the festival and big enough for all of us to enjoy! We had some Family Feud time with just us before the rest of the crew came back from fishing and we all headed to Mammoth Brewing Co. for lunch. We had fun playing games and getting settled before a big pasta dinner. Mommy took the girls and Sofia out for ice cream in town that evening before bed and getting ready for another fun day. Before the festival for some, and a lot of hiking for others, we all had a big breakfast. Mommy and the girls then headed to take a gondola up 12,000 feet to the top of the mountain and the rest of the crew headed to the festival for an awesome day of  music and fun. 

The ride up the mountain was beautiful. We had lunch at the top and saw a really cool cultural exhibit. The hike down was equally as beautiful even though we took the long way down and went closer to 10 miles instead of 5. We had Porter, Roaklee, and the amazing Dachshund Freya with us on the journey! Mommy headed to the festival to enjoy some music and meet up with the gang for a bit before heading back and getting dinner for the girls. Daddy had a blast and even got Mommy a fantastic t-shirt commemorating the 25th annual festival. 

After tiding up the cabin in the morning and having a delicious breakfast thanks to Shawn, we went to the Ferrario Mammoth Condo to say hello and goodbye to Joan and Larry as well as Cobi, Bri, and Emera.

The girls then had spent the next Mon thru Thurs enjoying gym camp and were welcome to join many other long timer campers at Acting Out camp that Friday to close out the camps for the summer with a bang.

Kaylee finally lost another tooth right before her dentist appt. and has another on the way. Roaklee also got is final puppy boosters. Ready to be neutered in a couple months : )

We're all getting ready for school and yet in a little denial for school to start and the summer to be over. It's honestly going to be an awesome next month as they all have been and we continue to look forward to the adventure ahead.

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Cienna - 18 Years 7 Months Old! ... Kaylee - 16 Years 2 Months Old!

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