Homecoming #3

Kiera went to Bay's Homecoming (her third homecoming dance) 

with one of her favorite neighborhood pals, G and her group of 

girl friends. Kiera said this was the best dance so far and then 

she asked, "Can I transfer to Bay High?"

                                                                                K & G

Mini and Mom

Though she looks taller than me in the pic,

I've still got 1/2" on her! 

                                                                     Off to Bay Arts for pics

June This and That

We're not even halfway through the month of June, but we've already had a lot of good times!

Sand volleyball with some of her club teammates...

M, E, V, K and K

Maxi among the wildflowers at the farm

Kiera and some classmates are playing softball on the Westlake

Rec league. Here's Kiera (catcher) and Dave (helper coach)

Ty & Val came to cheer Kiera on at her softball game...

...grandpa too!

For Mother's Day, Kiera bought me a bunch of mini succulents

which I transplanted into our favorite tea tins to make a rainbow planter!

For the record, our two fave teas are the orange tin (Hot Cinnamon Sunset)

and the yellow tin (Yellow & Blue) which is a chamomile and lavender blend.

Got to spend the day with Leo and Lenny...

Here's Leo soaking up the sunshine!

They are cute (and lazy!) coworkers

Kiera tried CYO Track for the first time this year,

competing in the 400m, 200m, and discuss. Here are the members

of the 7th grade track team at the track banquet.

Girl Power!

Kiera and C on the paddle board on Lake Erie to watch the sunset

Another trip to the Lake, with G this time, but it was too choppy to go in

 

Last Day of 7th Grade

And just like that, Kiera said goodbye to 7th grade and hello to summer! The school year ended a day earlier than planned this year, on June 7th, a Monday. Because the year was basically over and grades were already submitted, we did something we don't normally do - a school night sleepover! Kiera had two friends sleepover. The girls went to bed around 11:30 and were up at 6:30. The school day doesn't start until 9, but they went to the local coffee shop, Mojo's for breakfast before school. 

A new look to our first/last day pics as our home reno is finally complete!

K+ MG + R = Friends Forever 

Love these silly pics!

An interview with Kiera about some of her favorite 7th grade memories:

Closest friends - MJ and R

Fave class - Religion

Fave Teacher - Mrs. Seitz (also her daughter, Genevieve) 

Favorite school memory - volleyball

 

The Ducks "Winter Home"

Grandpa and Dave built the ducks their "winter home" in the barn this weekend. We used

scrap wood, netting, a tarp and lots of straw. We tried to catch the ducks to put them in, but only

got Daisy. We tried and tried and tried, but gave up...only to come back the following weekend

and round them all up with food (why didn't we do that in the first place?) Kiera invited her friend, R

to the farm for the weekend.

November 2019

Happy 25th Birthday, Nick! 

The barn got a new roof

 L's first trip to the Courtyard! She was a perfect angel 

the whole time...she slept then quietly cooed in her seat.

The Rettle Roller got a Thanksgiving quote

Cousins!

 Lots of snuggles with L while they were in town for

Thanksgiving

 Cousin selfie at the Family Christmas Party

6th Grade Team representing on Hat Day during Spirit Week 

Happy Halloween 2019

A school friend (a boy!) invited the whole 6th grade class to a Halloween party at his house. We carpooled and before the party the girls had a Spooky Halloween treat.

The girls dressed up as Hydroflasks (the super popular water bottles)

Turtle Power! The 6th grade team dressed up as

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

 Striking our best ninja turtle poses!

Kiera and G came up with their own original Halloween costume 

idea...Scary Dolls! They found dresses at the thrift store and soiled them 

in the back yard with dirt and fake blood.

They also perfected their "fake wounds" thanks to YouTube videos.

The Scary Dolls!

A smile makes her look a little less scary!

All the candy!