Well, the summer has come to an end (school is back in session) and here is a quick recap of some summer fun we've had within the last few weeks.
Victoria has been reading, "the Twilight series", by Stephanie Meyer. She gave the books to me to read and I have to say that they are amazing! I always take such joy in watching such excitement over literature. So, it was absolutely my pleasure to watch Victoria and her friends, and our niece Chelsey countdown to the release of the final book in the series. I gladly drove them to and from the book release party at Chapters. They had many events scheduled which included trivia contests, dance lessons, and a costume contest. The theme of the evening was a midnight masquerade/prom. Now, I confess that I assumed that I too was "in" on the invite. Didn't really think I would only be the chauffeur! But Victoria then mentioned her desire to go alone with her friends. With much debate (it was ending at midnight), some strict rules set in place etc... we agreed to her plea. When I dropped the girls off, they hardly remembered to say a goodbye as they were so incredibly excited. And when I picked them up they were so loud and giddy and completely hyper about their wonderful night! Of course during the middle of this excitement they were also scanning their books. It was a terrific night and I am so happy to see them so wild about reading!
Here is a picture of Victoria and Chelsey (dressed as characters from the book). Note the engagement ring on Victoria's left hand. LOL They both got COMPLETELY into character as you can see!!!!
Victoria and Mara-Grace enjoyed their summer together and Victoria had a photo shoot where she was the photographer and guess who her subject was! Here are a few results!
Another highlight was Victoria's pool/movie party that we hosted at the end of August. She and her friends have been going through a phase of watching scary movies. So, we had an afternoon of swimming, boarding in the backyard, then a bbq for supper and then when it got dark we roasted marshmallows and the kids sat outside and watched a horror movie on a screen Kevin borrowed from work (projector and screen) and hung outside. Everyone seemed to have a great time and I must add (Victoria will cringe on this one) that this is the first time we had both girls and boys over for a party. LOL Someone is getting older (no not just Kev and myself). This reminds me, during the party Kevin and I were constantly in and out keeping an eye on things. Anyway, while the kids were engrossed in the scary movie, Kev and I came out and spooked them. They screamed and jumped. Totally classic!
