National Dance Competition. That was a quick girls' trip to a huge waterpark hotel. PinkOne danced her heart out and then we played all the next day in the pools. She had a blast with her galpal and I read a book by the outside pool for a couple hours. That was awesome! 
Summer Dance. This is the time of year the studio decides which kids will make up which groups for competition teams. PinkOne has danced with the same basic team for 3 years. She is one of two 12 year-olds on the team; everyone else is at least 14/15 and up. They've been great, but I've been praying for a group she will have more in common and maybe/hopefully find a good friend or two for the long haul. Well, PinkOne got a new group. I'm thrilled--they are her age--and she is thrilled. The group includes 2 boys (yeah, Mom, we can do lifts now!) and they are a group that is better suited in work ethic as well. PinkOne is serious about her dancing, and so is this team. It's a nice group too--parents and kids all get along with each other. The only bummer is that her one friend from the old group--the other 12 year-old--was placed with a different team this year.
PinkOne decided to do a Poultry project this year for 4-H. We picked up the little darlings right after the fourth of July. They head to the fair next week. It's been a learning experience all right! It's a good thing they don't stay this cute for long. PinkOne is more than willing to sell them at the auction now.
PinkOne spent a week with her BFF at a church camp. They swam, rode horses (yep, she loved her horse, SpitFire), sang songs, and had a great time. Their counselor was the awesome Ms. Hayleigh--who showed the girls that you can be super-smart, fun and love Jesus all at the same time! Thanks, Hayleigh! And yes, when we picked the girls up they were still BFFs. lol
Philmont Adventure. DH and Scout headed out for the Scout High Adventure backpacking trip of a lifetime in New Mexico. I heard from them a couple times, once when they were standing at 12000 feet up a mountain. No bears--thank you, Lord--and they had an amazing trip. (So I've been able to piece together. They are currently stranded in Chicago waiting for their train to be fixed/swapped so they can head home. Phone signals have been sporadic.) They should be home sometime tomorrow. Can't wait to see them. Last I spoke with Scout, he'd taken about 600 (gasp!) pictures, so I'll have lots to see of the trip too. (LOL--he is his mother's child.)
