I couldn’t do these fun things without my sister-in-law! She helped arrange the tickets, helped me get the kids out of school (we went on a Wednesday), told us what to prepare, drove us there, AND helped me manage the different interests/needs of all the kids, as well as her mom.
I also continue to be amazed at my 82yo MIL, who loves water, and wanted to come with us (decided just this morning!). She went to early morning prayer @5am, and then lasted the entire day getting in and out of the water (10am-5pm) and made it through the whole day to dinner at a restaurant, and THEN got home and rode her bike for church 7:30-8:30pm. She should sleep well tonight!
Catching up on summer fun:
A few days ago was July 4. We celebrated American Independence Day by watching an episode of Liberty Kids after school, and then eating dinner at a barbecue restaurant with my Russian friend Anastasia and her daughter Alicia. We had a lovely evening, though definitely wish there had been fireworks at the end.
The boys enjoyed playing in the rocky ocean - our first beach experience with NO sand! So easy to clean up and change clothes. (We swam, but I didn’t get great pics of that.)