Summer has been...weird. I've been working on the second part of my life coaching certification. It is a six month extension course to refine my coaching called the Applied Coaching Track. I have classes and homework again and have been devoting a lot of time to that. Will is still working from home. Things are kind of opening up with masking and vaccination. But the kids are spending most of their time on their own. Clare has had a summer of travel. She went to EFY, the family reunion, and then up to the lake for the next three weeks. We didn't see her for a whole month!
We did see lots of friends here in Danville. Our friends the Perea's came back from Florida. I got to catch up with my Perea friend and the little kids got to catch up with theirs.
I got to meet one of my Life Coaches and mentor, Lydia, in person! It was so much fun to chat and get to know each other better. I love her as a friend and a life coach!
Colter and Adell got back to school hair cuts...in July because school starts in August. (BOO)
Clare and Will met up for a little reunion on Will's side of the family and to finally collect Clare from her summer travels. Will knows how to show the kids a good time when he takes them out on adventures. Clare and Will had a day in Salt Lake City before flying home. Will showed Clare all the fun sights.
Swim, swim, and finally VSAs (the final swim meet of the season...some day I will learn what VSA stands for...I don't know right now...) Adell and Colter beat their best times in their swim events at VSAs. It was a very big deal!
Inspired by our friends, the Rossini's, we got sushi and watched the opening ceremonies for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics. The kids did not love the sushi but we had a fun time cheering for countries that held any significance to our family (Domincan Republic, Georgia, etc, and of course the USA).
Colter accompanied me on a trip to Costco. It has been a few years since I had to take kids along when I go on errands. There is usually a big kid home to babysit or I can shop while the kids are at school. No one but me remembers the chaotic days of taking three and four children up and down the isles of Target, Costco, or Safeway. Anyway, this Costco trip was particularly memorable because the food court and it's tables were set up for the first time in over a year. Colter and I enjoyed ice cream and a soda sitting at the food court tables. It was comforting!
Adell's plum tree produced a huge crop this year. Adell made two plum cakes and gave away plates of the extra fruit to neighbors. The fruit trees are finally paying off!
Clare truly had the best time up at the lake. Her cousins helped her learn how to ski on one ski and how to do fun tricks behind the boat. She did have one hard fall where a ski hit her leg pretty hard. It involved a trip into the ER but all was well after a few days of rest.
Early...like a month and a half early...I bought tickets for an old timey train that runs through a canyon near our town. I almost forgot about the tickets! Thankfully, I remembered and we took Adell's friend, Maggie, for extra fun. It was a slow, hot ride through the canyon. It was cool to have a different perspective on our neighborhood.
Colter learned how to make sour dough toast with refried beans, scrambled eggs, and Cholula. He is a pro at making this dish for himself. And the cholula makes it!
Adell and Colter finally got a sleep over in the back yard, after much pestering on the part of Colter.
No comments:
Post a Comment