Summer is going far too quickly and we're trying to appreciate each day. The girls had good birthdays when they got to plan their day and enjoyed having birthday parties with their friends. We've been going on hikes and walks, taken in more Twins games and even went to see the MN Wind Chill. The Fitzgerald family was in town and we enjoyed getting to see so many of them. Nina and Pip were happy sewing designs on new shirts with Cassie and on their own.
Pip turns 13 and we rapidly approach the door-slamming phase of their upbringing. Both girls are currently pretty nice to one another and still like spending time with us, so we are doing our best to enjoy it.
Vivian had a good first year of middle school and enjoyed switching classes and meeting new people. She kept most of her core group of friends from elementary, but made some new ones too. She did well academically and started trombone.
Nina is old! :) She starts driver's ed tomorrow and we can't believe how quickly it's going. She had a good year and finished middle school. She's proud of her work in Chinese, where she won a trophy for her efforts, she earned straight As, and she fulfilled her goal of taking more photos with her friends. Highlights of her year include going to the weezer concert, the road trip last August, time with family, seeing the MN Frost win the PWHL (and the Lynx win game 4 in the WNBA Finals), watching the school plays, babysitting more often, and playing the nintendo as a family.
