Final Week of Summer!

The girls head back to school next week, and - so far - it's looking like it will be full-day, "normal" school (with masks), so we're excited about that. Well, I'M excited about that. The girls are nervous - Cora starting high school and Violet not wanting to go back to school ever.

But, be all that as it may be, we enjoyed our last full week of vacation. Cora had registration at her high school, which involved getting her schedule, taking photos for her ID and buying PE and spirit clothes. It went well, until she ran into some snarky older girls in the library. Ugh. All the memories of why I didn't enjoy high school came flooding back!

After registration, we went to Hobby Lobby so Cora could get some supplies for a D&D craft project she's working on. She is so creative! 

While there, I noticed these gorgeous dollhouses and furniture, and immediately got that pang of wishing my high schooler were 6 years old again.

Violet spent many of the nights sleeping on the couch, so she could stay up late and watch her favorite show, Dragon Prince. Seb joined her and looked so sweet.

Violet saw her endocrinologist this week and she had a great two months of growth since her last appointment - a full inch! She's now a hair shy of 58 inches tall.

Our friend Liz had us over Friday for an end of summer pool party. After swimming, the big kids played Jackbox; later, they all played a live-action murder mystery game.

Here are the younger kids, still in the pool into the evening.

We didn't have big plans for Saturday, and Stace has hardly been to the beach this summer. The girls weren't that excited to go, because no friends were going. So Cora spent her time whittling a stick into a wand, to make her own Harry Potter-style wand.

Violet and Stace enjoyed the sea and frisbee before settling into a crossword puzzle.

Cora stayed dry, and later took a nap. 

We picked up dinner in Ventura and ate in a cool mist - crazy with how hot it is at home!
 

Here are some of the healing potion jars Cora made this week to take to share at D&D on Sunday. Aren't they so cool? She made resin, dyed it red and poured it into the bottom of the little jars. She bought red D4 dice and add them, and then melted red sealing wax to put on top of the corks. 

D&D on Sundays at Green Tower Games is the highlight of Cora's week. Violet goes most weeks, too.