Again, too many things. All great, it's like they crawl one day and then walk the next. Got the Three Musketeers back together to celebrate Adi's 15th for a Sunday dinner in Seal Beach. Then the end of the school year was in full affect as summer made it's presence. After Cienna spent just a couple hours between school finals and gymnastics practice to somehow go paddle boarding with friends, she convinced us that we too needed a blow up paddle board. What a handy thing to have in Long Beach.
The following week we had the girls last concert of the year (Music in the Air). Both girls sang and we all had fun hanging in the quad. Cienna may have high tailed it out of there after her performance to get to Evan's guitar concert. Then they spent the morning making corsages and boutonnières for the Wilson Senior Prom. Then got all dressed up for pictures at the Belmont Fountain with Dad, and had a great night at the Diamond Center.
That same week Cienna started her campaign for ASB VP with Shawna as Pres. Should've won, but didn't end up that way. They'll both still do the work to make their senior year amazing!
We spent the next day together making Beer Can Chicken with Caesar salad after a day of shopping together. Kaylee then went to another summer kick-off for Ever's Birthday at the beach! Some of them apparently like to tan and Kaylee and the others went into the waves! Meanwhile the rest of us loaded up the bikes on the Escape and did a Huntington Beach Bike ride.
Memorial Day while mom worked was spent hanging out at pools and making crafts for the upcoming gymnastics Y State Competition. The girls all got together and made each team award consisting of boogie boards, large pinwheels, etc.
Mom and Dad then got an amazing opportunity to go with Mom and the girls friend Coach Kristen to a LA Galaxy game. Let's just say that Kristen and her family have had season tickets for a long time and this year they were no longer in the seats, but actually first row chairs on the field! It was insane. We had 8 course meal, all you can eat in the Champion Lounge right next to the locker rooms. A free snack bar. We followed the players out to the field... they gave us desert at half time! Unfortunately the LA Galaxy still lost, but they won their next game for the first time this season after winning the last.
Y State competition is not our favorite gym to compete, but we did get to make time before to visit with the Sklenicka's which always makes the trip WELL worth it! We had a great lunch at Karls Strauss and got to catch up and reminisce. The girls made it through the competition with huge helicopter fans unfortunately without the seniors on their team whom competed the next night. We weren't super sad to get home late on Saturday instead of Sunday.
Especially since we had Grammy and Greg coming the following morning for breakfast! Although Cienna had gotten to meet Greg before when she went up north on a field trip the rest of us got the pleasure to hang out with him all day.
We made breakfast, including orange juice whip cream bacon drinks apparently, got to open our new blow up paddle board, before the girls took off with Grammy to go shop some thrift stores leaving Greg to hang out with the cool kids to have a beer and relax. After Grammy brought the girls back with a dress for both Mark and I we headed out to Naples Rib Co for dinner!!!! There wasn't a lack of food in our bellies, so we went on a walk around Naples to take in the scenery which was the same scenery Cienna had done plenty of previous dance pictures : )
Wait, only now the school year starts to come to an end. There's still two weeks left. Nope, I can't even. Ok. Cienna does pre last week's of school with friend breakfasts (plural). Apparently final are over, but they all did great so.... The girls and A'layah then "lock-in" at gym with Sat. practice doing new and improved skills, Cienna gets to go to Cirque du Soleil with the Brief's, and doing some toilet papering afterward. (why waste the paper : ) )
Finals week was the previous week for Cienna and she did great, grades were pretty much already established. Kaylee didn't even have to take some of hers since she did so good through the semester. For the graduation ceremony Cienna got honored to be on the field as a junior to be part of the Junior Honor Guard and lead out the senior class.
Then it was the last day of school. Pretty mellow, until school got out. Cienna and I took most of Kaylee's friends home to our house for the beginning of Kaylee's school friend birthday party. Kaylee and I went to go pick up more then proceeded to drive to Seal Beach (including the Bronco) for a end of the school year slash beginning of Kaylee birthday party fun-time. They all had fun with tanning, beaching, volleyballing, seeing other friends, snacking, etc. till it was time to go home for more fun. We then had way too much Dominos pizza, but also vegetables, and ice cream cake before an outdoor movie with fire pit. Next up was apparently more TP'ing and all the girls finding a place to sleep in the living room.
You know you get along when the party lasts over 24 hours. They had a great breakfast of muffins, bacon and eggs. and decided swimming at the neighbors would be fun. It turned out they were right and continued to enjoy each others company till the girls had to leave for practice.
Party's don't stop, but not many get to say they got to go to a 60th wedding anniversary! There is no way to explain how amazing Joan and Larry are. We loved being able to celebrate this milestone with them and look forward to the next. It's always fun to talk about their latest adventures. And this celebrated all the ones they've gotten to experience. Kaylee then had a "Freshman" only bonfire at the beach. After we picked them up we all had fun chillin at the Marshall's fire pit.
Next up was a little bit of a dilemma. Father's Day happened to be on Kaylee's Birthday. So it became only Kaylee's Birthday. However, I think that it was planned perfectly for both! We played games all together in the yard and made chicken wings for dinner. This was of course after breakfast (brunch) at Starbucks for a free drink, Cassidy's Corner, Blue Bowl, and LBX Brewery!
Next up was Cienna and her friends being amazing as always and planning a trip for them all to go to Catalina. It's really heartwarming letting your kids experience great things that they are creating. Kaylee also took the blow up paddle board to the peninsula and got to go all around Naples having fun the whole day with a friend. There was a Goonies's beach movie night as well at Granada Beach.
Summer is not off to a slow start as always. We have more graduation and birthday parties and are headed to Wisconsin!
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