I started this month with a dentist appointment, and then got my second set of braces! My mouth was a little sore for a couple of days, but I am used to them now. Don't get me wrong, I'm ready for them to come off! Only 9-10 more months!
I got to hang out with friends a few times this month. Lila and Taylor came over here once, and Lila and I have been to each other's houses. I went over to Lila's the day Hamilton came out on Disney Plus to watch it. Lila is obsessed, and I thought it was ok.
We took a trip to Washington for Father's Day. I really miss my grandparents a lot! We went to Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom's first and had a yummy hot dog lunch. A neighboring cat came right over to us and I named her Nala. It was really hard to leave and not give hugs. We went to Papa Ron's after that. Minutes after getting there, it started raining! We visited while trying to stay dry (therefore, no pictures were taken.) The next day, Nana Arden, Papa Rodney, Aunt Lisa and family came over for a backyard BBQ and volleyball fun. The Fajen's came another time to play because it was so much fun. I'm looking forward to seeing my grandparents more often and giving hugs!
I worked hard on making a "Pokemon party" for Emily with decorations, food, and movies. I also planned a picnic date for Mom and Dad. It didn't go exactly as I had planned and that is really hard for me, so I think I am not going to do those anymore. We did 4th of July at our house again. It was a beautiful night with a full moon and of course we enjoyed 'smores!
Our family attempted a float trip with Auntie Heather and family and drove 2 1/2 hours, only to have thunderstorms when we got there. We ended up taking a rain check and stopped at Central Dairy on the way back. We got to make it up a couple of weeks later! I had a blast walking in the water and wading in the current with Ashley.
The rest of the month was all about volleyball. Jacob came over once to work with me on the things Molly taught me. I have started doing weekly lessons with Trevor because Molly had to stop. He is having me work on blocking, passing, and has made an adjustment to my hitting to be more efficient. I love working with him and have learned so much! I was so excited to show it off during positionals, open gyms, and tryouts! However, official tryouts never happened. The organization cancelled them so they offered positions on teams based on what they already saw. On the first day, Mom got a call at 8:00 AM on the dot from Club CoMo offering me a position! 37 minutes later, I got an offer to be on the 12-1 team for Missouri Juniors! I was Coach Colleen's first call. This is where my heart is and I can't wait to start. (Actually, I just really hope we get to play.) Mom was really proud of me for asking to talk with the Club CoMo coach to turn down the offer. I did find out a couple of my friends will be playing for a different team and I am really sad about that.
Our social distancing picture with Grandma and Grandpa (including Nala, the visiting cat!)
Trying out a new hairstyle
Volleyball fun with the family
Central Dairy detour after our first float trip was rained out
Water fight!
Somehow, this doesn't seem fair!
Giving Molly a bath!
Pre-fireworks 'smores were yummy as always!
Sneaking into Emily's room to read her new books (re-reading these for me-nostalgia is fun!)
Braces-pre and post!
During
Throwing rocks in the river
Skipping rocks with Dad
Showing Emily how it is done
Coloring and letting Emily use my phone (rare moments of a truce)
Nighttime snuggles with Twist
They came over twice to play this month!
Ab work challenge
Ready for 4th of July fireworks
The full moon made these fireworks pretty incredible!
Ready for our float trip!
The funnest part was walking in the water with Ashley
Checking out the current
Sister fun
Sunbathing
The whole group (minus Mom who was taking the picture)
Yes, we love each other. Really!
Blocking with Trevor
Playing volleyball with my cousins
Floating down the river
Jumping off the log
Swimming upstream
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