Summer Fun

 Volleyball season got off to a great start.  I was super busy in August and the girls were at home at lot and a bit bored.  They missed having activities planned for them every day.  In-between volleyball, I found time to do fun things with the girls.  We all went to a George Mason volleyball game.  Hector and the girls came and the volleyball players.   

Sienna really missed her friends, so she was really happy to reconnect with them.  We tried to get to the pool as much as we could in August and there are always friends at the pool.  This helped feel the void they were feeling for socializing.   The kids would make all kinds of fun plans with their friends when they saw them.  Sienna went out to dinner with a bunch of her friends.  Estelle bugged be every day to set up playdates with her friends.  

We made snack time fun.  Estelle thinks she needs a smiley face snack every time a friend comes over.  Both Natalia and Sienna like to help make these snacks.  

We went snapping turtle fishing...not as exciting as it used to be.  The girls are discovering that they are outgrowing some traditions.  Life changes and that is okay.  We have to adapt as we grow and change, but that does not remove the good memories that we have from the past.  Those memories cannot be taken away.  

And the girls still got to spend lots of time at the gym this summer.  Estelle always finds a way to have fun.  Natalia and Sienna even got to jump in with the high school girls for a few activities.  

And Hector and I found time for some fun too.  Hector jumped back into a tough project at work and that was a rough transition from living on the road.  Thankfully we still had some fun things to look forward too.  We got out on the water with a group of friends to celebrate Clark's birthday.  An afternoon of boating and swimming on a beautiful day was a great way to celebrate.  

Summer was fun, but the girls were actually ready and excited to start school.  Not for the school part, but for the socializing and activities part.  Summer back at home was just a little too slow for them.  Which is more than understandable after traveling around the USA for five months.