The twins had tennis tryouts this week on Monday and Tuesday! Yay, tennis! They made the team and have improved alot from last year, but so has everyone else so they are in the same spots as last year and back on the JV team. They are happy to play, though, and we are happy to watch. It should be a fun season! It turned out that the twins had a lot more time this week, since practice is just an hour and a half Monday thru Thursday and matches don't start until next week. So, we went to the fabric store and they have been busily sewing masks. They also got their summer reading assignments from the school just last week so they are busily reading. Cali is reading Jane Eyre and Chey is reading The Secret Life of Bees. They've also done things with their friends in the evenings, including having their friends over to our house on Friday night to play board games on an outdoor table--COVID safe!

Bethany had karate on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. She didn't feel well on Friday, but on Saturday she invited a friend and they went to the Springville pool together. She had another friend over on Wednesday and they had a great time together making plans for Junior High. On Thursday, I took her shopping for some back to school clothes and for her first make-up. Fun times!

Ben had karate the same days. He also had Browski's on Monday and Wednesday. In addition, he went to the pool with the same boys on Friday and Saturday. Two weeks before the end of summer break and they discover they love swimming? Silly boys. I'm really happy they went. Ben has retired from his job building boxes because Sarah has retired from the same job--moving on to teaching! So, Ben took the money he earned, $260, and bought the computer he'd been working toward. It arrived Saturday and he is so happy to have bought his own computer and I am so proud of him!

Mariah continues to work hard at learning Vietnamese. It truly is amazing to hear her speak and watch her progress. God is still pouring out his blessings on this little group of missionaries even if they never actually get to set foot in Vietnam. I'm inspired by her. She is looking forward to New York, as well!

Savannah visited her friend Kenzie a couple times this week to watch Clone Wars. She had a lot of fun doing that. On Friday night, she stayed the night at Megan and Ammon's so they could binge watch the newly realeased, Wizards. That was fun for her, too.

I got to see Sarah's new 6th grade classroom in Brookside this week. Boy does that place hold a lot of memories! Then to see my little Sarah there with a classroom of her own . . . well, it's enough to make a mother want to cry. I'm so proud of her!

On Saturday night, Megan and Ammon and Sarah and McKay joined us for hamburgers and some GaGaBall! It was so fun to have the family all together! We have to enjoy the opportunities we have for things like that! I love those people!