Devil's Head

 As part of our Empty Nesters Prep, we went on a hike to Devil's Head. It was beautiful and wonderful, except the 10 miles of dirt road to get there, so I don't know if we will go back. But, it was a great time!

Mini Golf

 We had a blast in the blaring heat doing one of our favorite family activities- mini-golf! Ben won this round, but not by much.

Fun Times!

 Roller skating and slack lines- it must be summer!

Trek!

 Now it's Claire's turn! She is headed to Trek- I am so excited for her! I have so many wonderful memories from my trek experience, and I am certain she will, too!

And Now Japan?

 In what can only be described as parental insanity, we are sending our three kids to three different continents this summer.

First stop: Camille to Japan! Can't wait to hear all about her adventures, including what she is most excited for: Riding a bullet train!

Audra came with me to drop her off. I asked Camille if she would meet us, and she said, "I'll miss Audra but not the rest of you."

It was sad as Audra needed to say good-bye to Camille for 18 months. A really heartbreaking moment.

Lair O The Bear

 Audra's P-Day was suddenly changed from Saturday to Tuesday (we didn't know until last night, when she had about 5 minutes left in class). Ben took the day off work and we went on a hike. It actually worked out really well and was quite lovely, though it was hard for Audra to make the mental adjustment of her P-Day being changed. 

Home MTC is a lot harder than any of us expected. Audra is in REALLY long meetings- 3 hours long- and Portuguese has been more of a struggle than she would have liked. She is comparing herself to the other sisters in her district (there are only 14 sisters, no elders in her district) and is spending a lot of times in tears. But, we had a really great hike and it was wonderful to be together (minus Claire who had to go to work).

Camille reminded me to get our traditional baguette, sausage, cheese, and chocolate- an old remnant from our homeschooling days.

Red Rocks

 We haven't done this hike in decades, so when Ben's friend Matt asked us to go, we were very excited. It ended up being a perfect hike for a little bit of a gloomy day, but beautiful hike.

Cold Stone

 We realized we hadn't ever gone to Cold Stone and then walked around Civic Green yet, and that's one of our favorite summer traditions. With only a few days left with Audra, we decided to make it happen, and I'm so glad we did!

Maxwell Falls

 I flexed my time and took off a little early so that Ben and I could take Audra on one last hike before heading to college. It was really nice to spend some time with her, and also really sad that our time with her before college is coming to a close.