The Best Summer Ever

We're really having a great summer. Cutie is finally coming into her own. After graduating from Kindergarten, she went to ROCA. It's an art camp and she really wanted to go. She loved it. I never want to wait in 15min traffic to pick her up from anything - EVERYDAY. After ROCA it was off to ice skating or one of the three town pools.

We went to cutie's friend Julia's Birthday Party. She opened her presents and she received the American Girl Doll. The oohs and ahhs - well Cutie wanted one now. Funny how that happens.

We have a new system. For every book she reads she gets a dollar that can be applied to purchases. It's not working for cutie, but it's working for her friends.

Haley came to visit with Riley. Riley is adorable. We went into the city one day. Haley and Riley did Natural History. Cutie and I - American Girl Doll store and Museum of Art and Design. MAD is a cool museum. They had this exhibit Dead or Alive - it is awesome.

At the end of July we were off to Montana for Paulo's niece's wedding party. When we got back it was time for town camp. 8:30-5:30 and the joy of running around the pool and learning the snack bar.

And she lost her first tooth.
And she discovered the joys of shoes.

On Tuesday nights it's ice skating. She's getting good. I sort of regret not having her do the competition at the end of August. OK - she's only in basic 4 - but you can compete at the level. Her friend Eugin is competing. We have a standing playdate once a week. Cutie does her workbook and Eugin does hers. We will continue through the fall.

Meanwhile, I continued to work for the census on and off all summer. And I'm busy with the website business.

We are also in the market for a dog.

What we haven't done :
the master bath
thermal windows
the garage
bedroom furniture
carpet
However, Paulo refinished the steps to the attic. It wasn't a priority.

Ice skating in the summer. She's also good on rollar blades. If she would only ride her bike.