HELLO SUMMER!

Good evening everyone! Busy busy week but the school year is officially complete. But first, a look back at the week. Tuesday was the start of Spirit Week so Mia wore her Captain America tank/skirt. After I dropped her off, I jetted home to grab my supplies and returned to teach Mrs. Mayer's 2nd grade class. They wanted to do Emoji's so I did a nice drawing session with the kids. For the most part, they where great and had a lot of fun drawing with me. I always enjoy drawing with her classes and she's an incredibly awesome teacher and I hope she gets her for 2nd grade next year. She asked me to draw a pineapple for her class while they where drawing 2nd and 3rd emojis so I had to do it quick. I'd like to do another one for her next year. Said my goodbyes and went home before heading to work.

Wednesday was crazy-hair day. Mia and Jill had this awesome idea to do her hair with a Starbucks empty cup, Kleenex and straw. Her hair made the coffee look so it was really fun and was a head-turner for parents and teachers at the school. Somehow, she got out of school with her hair intact. Thursday was Tropical Day so she get all dressed up in some cute Hawaii-inspired attire. 

Friday was her very last day. A bittersweet day, but mostly an exciting day. She decided to end her school year the exact same way she started it: Walking with her friend Noelle to school. Along with sister Cora, the girls made their final walk they'll ever do to Orchard Lane. Noelle will be attended a STEM Academy in the Fall. Luckily, the girls are still neighbors and will get to hang out after school and throughout the Summer. They plan on doing the always enjoyable lemonade stand and this week, will be attending together a two-day Critter Camp at HAWS.

School was only a half day, so Remi and I picked up Mia and walked home with Mia, Noelle and her family. I was pretty happy I got a really cute photo of Mia, Cecilia and Noelle on their very last day. Remi really enjoyed all the kids at parent pick-up petting him. He had about 5 kids at one point. Looked like he was in doggy heaven. 

Saturday, Mia, myself and Jill ran to the Stefans Tent Sale and picked up a pair of really nice goalie gloves for a good price for Mia's team this Fall. Mia even wants to give the keeper position a try. She did great in the yard and will practice more at the park this Summer. Later, we picked up her BFF Cecilia for Mia's big dance recital/sleep over. She was so stoked for recital day since she's been working really really hard all year on 3 songs with 3 different costume changes. The girls grabbed some subs for dinner before we left for Sussex for the recital. We met up with my family as well as Jill's parents and brother. Cecilia was a good sport watching the dances and enjoying all of the ones Mia was in. Just like last year, Mia's very serious when she dances and rarely smiles. I'm glad she has fun with dance, but it wouldn't kill her to smile just a little bit? She really liked her last costume during their Rio song. Mia shocked me when she had to do a jump with the splits in mid-air. She said its called "the Russian" when they jump. Okay. 

After wards, she got her flowers, big hugs from Cecilia and we were off to yoMama for frozen yogurt. The girls ate and colored till after 9:00pm. Geez. They watched Coco and roasted marshmallows before heading off to Mia's room where they were supposed to sleep. I could hear them talking and quietly playing for a while. At one point around 1:45am I woke up and checked and they where both asleep. Mia on the floor on her sleeping bag and Cecilia in Mia's tiny bed. They woke up around 9am and started playing before asking for breakfast. They played a bit more before I took Cecilia home. The girl leaves Tuesday for a few weeks with her Grandma (I believe) so Mia and her will probably have a day or so before we leave for Hawaii/CA. 

Later, Mia myself and Jill made the short drive to Avant-Garde where Mia got her ears pierced. She's been looking forward to today for quite a while and took the piercing like a champ. She said it did hurt, but she's pretty glad she did it. The girls did a great job piercing her and I'd totally recommend the place again. She loves her new teal earrings and can't wait to show all her friends.

This week, Critter Camp and a pair of Torrent games Fri and Sunday. That's all for now, thanks for reading!! 

Another Week, Another Performance

Good morning everyone. MY was it a busy busy week. Most of the week I was off (including the weekend!) YAY! I had some mandatory vacation hours to burn or else they'd be gone, so I worked Monday and took the rest of the week off till Friday. Tuesday, Jill picked up some paczkis from the nearby bakery. Huge lines but she got a dozen. Right away, she wasn't super impressed. Mia liked the raspberry ones. It was nice to be away from work most of the week. Wednesday, I went to Jill's studio to help out with any lifting or moving around heavy things for a few hours. Thursday was Mia's performance with the classes at the Journey into the Arts program. Her school hired a couple of singer/songwriters to help write songs with the kids and perform them for their parents and family. The kids had TWO shows Thursday night. I volunteered to help out with the first one.

 My existence at the show to help out was plain pointless. They told me to help with "crowd control" with a class. So naturally, I stood with Mia's for a little while. I had to take a kid to the bathroom at one point but that was about it. The woman in charge then told me to wait in the wing and help escort kids on and off the stage. Okay that's simple enough. No. The teachers were getting the kids on and off stage and onto the risers. I just stood there like an idiot and completely felt out of place. Not planning to volunteer again for a school-wide event like that unless its something more direct like "tickets" or something. Anyways, Mia and all of the kids performed very well. Her class did two songs. Most of the other grades did one each. It was amazing. By the end of the 2nd performance, she was so tired and ready to go home.

Friday she was off from school so in the morning, we had scheduled a photo session with Ian Bennett and some of his Wave players at Brookfield Indoor. He texted me that he was going to release his 2nd collection of clothes and apparel and wanted new images. Awesome. So, Mia watched and I spend about 10-15 minutes photographing him and two other players in some new gear. We left and went home where she was bouncing off the wall with energy. Turns out, her friend who lives down the street had some friends over so Mia immediately wanted to run over and play with them. Luckily, her Mom said it was okay so they played for about an hour before Mia's grandparents came over to watch her when I had to leave for work again.

Saturday, she had dance and later, we went over to my parents to help celebrate my Mom's retirement from work. Mia chased the cousins around most of the time. They had a lot of fun :) Later, I had a Milwaukee Torrent supporters meeting.  Great turn out comparing to the previous year. We had some new faces that were passionate about having a team here and wanted to get as involved as possible. Great!

Sunday, Jill drove to Fond Du Lac for a baby shower so Mia and I drove to my parents to go play at the park. Later, we met up with Jill and went to her parents for their weekly Sunday dinner. Uncle Tommy also attended so Mia was pretty excited to see him.

All in all, busy but fun weekend. Mia was totally excited to see her costume for her big dance recital and we made the most of the time together. This week, nothing major going on. We'll probably do her balloon photo soon for her upcoming 6th birthday. Chelsea plays today (which I'll miss) Thanks for reading!