The girls got free tickets to see a Sounders game through their club soccer team, so of course we needed to catch a game this summer. It was fun to see a game. Unfortunately, they are on a serious losing streak and the streak continued for the game that we saw, but it was super fun and of course it was great to see the pros play. And at least they scored a goal so that was fun too! Love spending time with these girls.
Well, Charlotte went to her first senior experience. She took the car and decorated it with her friends. She did a really fun job on it, I think it looks super cute, and fits her personality. Of course there were lots of psych references and all of her friends signed the car. So fun!
We went to the funeral of Theresa Frey, a long time friend and member of our ward. She was very old and lived a good life. Always a classy lady and loved to serve. I had some wonderful talks with her as I drove her to the temple for her volunteer shift and she was a stalwart in our ward. I was honored to be asked to bake some homemade bread for the funeral luncheon, and I enjoyed serving in the kitchen with some awesome people. I was worried that the bread wouldn't turn out well, so I ground the wheat and worked on my recipe all week. I'm happy to say that I think it turned out amazingly well! I'm grateful that I get to be a part of these things every now and then. Zaron also sliced the bread beautifully and I am so grateful for his help. As a thank you for helping, Ruth gave me one of the flower arrangements from the funeral. It is so beautiful. All of my favorite colors and it is so bright and cheery. I am blessed.
Zaron, Liam and I decided to go to the Renton Farmer's Market to check it out. It was fun to walk around and see all of the great things people were selling. Of course, the flowers are always amazing, and Zaron got me a bouquet to take home. It's so beautiful and I am enjoying it so much!
Charlotte was lucky to be invited on a trip with some friends for the week. They rented an awesome home on the river on the east side and had a great time together. They played pickleball, paddleboarded, jet skied, baked, and played lots of games. They even got to eat out for a fancy dinner. She had an amazing time. I'm so grateful she has such great friends. She surrounds herself with awesome people.
Charlotte has been working with the Police Explorers this year. She really loves it. This summer she got the opportunity to go to the summer Explorer Academy camp. it is a very intense week, kind of like a boot camp. There is lots of PT, and it is a really hard experience. Charlotte was very nervous to go, but she survived it and was very proud of herself for making it through. Zaron and I got to go to the training facility in Yakima where camp was held to see the graduation day. It was cool to see Charlotte march in.
On their way home, they have a tradition to stop at a burger place, and then do some cliff jumping together.
The next day, she gave us all a taste of what it was like at camp by doing PT with us. It is intense! I am impressed that she handled it amazingly. She's a tough girl, that's for sure!
Bailey has been licking her paws a lot lately and it's getting really annoying. Finally, Eleanor decided to do something about it and fashioned some socks to put on her. She was not super happy, but it seems to be keeping her from licking her paws. And she just looks adorable with them on.
A neighbor friend is a super fan of the Seahawks. It's so fun because she always decks herself out for Seahawks season. She is the superfan between her husband and her, so sometimes he doesn't want to go with her. So she has a list of "Lady Hawks" that she calls on when she has an extra ticket. I am lucky enough to be on the list of Lady Hawks so I got to go to training camp with her. It was a fun and relaxing day!
The girls got free tickets to see a Sounders game through their club soccer team, so of course we needed to catch a game this summer. It was...
