Two of my daughters left me this week for adventures on their own!

Sarah left on Wednesday to fly to California with Allyson and her family.  They went to Disneyland Wednesday and Thursday, went to the beach on Friday, and went back to Disneyland on Saturday!  Allyson's family will stay and do more adventuring, but Sarah flies home to us today!  Yay!  We missed her so much!

Mariah also left us on Wednesday.  She went wit her basketball team to a basketball camp at USU Eastern in Price which is about an hour south of here.  She played eight varsity games while she was gone, endured a smelly dorm room, progressed in her card game skills, and had a great time.  She came home Saturday amid much hugs and squealing.  We missed her so much!

Megan did not leave, but had to cover Sarah's shifts at Funfinity so we still saw her less than we like!  She worked every afternoon at Funfinity and had the chance to teach tennis with her coach most of the mornings (after she ran her cross country workouts, of course).  In the evenings when she was home, she missed her sisters terribly and decided she felt bad for all people everywhere who don't have sisters to hang out with.

She got her first official nametag this week, too!  So proud!

Calianne and Cheyenne started their Girls' Day Camp adventures this week.  They decided to have it every Friday for seven weeks.  They had 11 little girls show up this Friday.  This week was game day!  Their partner, Elizabella, couldn't be here this week, but they did really great on their own.  I was impressed!  They learned that some of the girls wanted to play the games they had planned and others wanted to just swing or climb the tree house.  They all were happy, though, and by all accounts, so are their moms!  C&C had a great time doing it, too!  They only had one softball game this week but loved it and continue to practice with their dad most evenings.  They had team pictures this week, too, with their cute coach!

Beth and Ben finished swim lessons this week.  Ben said, "It's over?"  I said, "Yep!  Did you learn how to swim?"  He said, "Yes!"  Long pause while he looked at the sky ponderously, then, "Actually, no."  Ha, ha!  Yeah, that's kind of what I figured.  But they both had a great time and got better at being safe in the water, I hope.  Bethany cried and cried when her cousin Emma left.  Benjamin played in two T-ball games this week and reported proudly to his dad, "The ball went into my mitt two times!"  That was so nice of that ball!  Ha!

I took the time to go hiking with my friend, Robin, this week, and it was sure fun!  We hiked to Stewart Falls and it was even more stunning than I remembered.  Gorgeous.  I can't believe I live in such a place.  I'm sure glad I took the time to do it!  Life needs moments like those.