Hadley's Grad and much more June fun!
At the beginning of June we had Julie's kids here for three days. I love having them here and every year I remember how much energy you need for little kids. We played with so many toys, spent hours outside, on the swings, slides, and chasing butterflies. They built things, coloured things, read things, and so much more. Freezies were definitely a favourite. I think I wore them out as they both easily went to sleep when it was bedtime. Jordan has major preferences for food, with spaghetti being a staple in his every day diet, so I tried to put out a variety of things for him to decide upon with no spaghetti for the entire time he was here and was pleasantly surprised when he ate cheese as this is not normal for him.
Easton is filling the house with music and it fills my heart. I love hearing him play. He will often just pick up his guitar and play or learn something new throughout the day.
Summer hockey has started, but it isn't every week. He was moved up to the U18 league and his team is comparable to other kids in the league even though they are 14 and 15 year olds.
My friend Lindsay owns The School, and I offered to help out with her dance recital for two days. Day one was a dress rehearsal making sure everyone had what they needed for costumes, and knew where they should be when they were not on stage, and of course the stage run though.
Day two was the actual show...twice. There were makeup fixes, costume fixes, hair fixes, bathroom breaks and lineups to make sure everything ran smoothly. It was fun but a very full two days. Lindsay gave me some cool The School swag.
Easton was invited to the Athletic Celebration for his school for the athletes that were on school teams this year. There was a BBQ, awards, and this was followed by sports/games.
Easton also had to write the EQAO (Education Quality and Accountability Office) test. It is a province wide assessment to evaluate student achievement in reading, writing, and math. He said it went well.
Both kids wrote exams this year. Hadley being in grade 12 had exams a little earlier than the grade 9-11's, but both did very well. I think they were both ready for summer when they were finished.
Brian's uncle and aunt: Tom and Cathy went on vacation to Greece and asked to keep their car at our place while they were away so we had a lovely visit with them before and after their trip.
Brian and I celebrated our wedding anniversary with dinner out at Tavola with the kids. Happy Anniversary to us! We also celebrated Father's Day.
Hadley and I made our way into Toronto walking around the city to see the building where I used to work and then to the Genshin Impact (video game) pop up store. Hadley loved it!
The Line dancing class that I have been doing wrapped up in June, and while I think I could do the steps okay enough in the class, I don't know if I would remember them on my own. I may need to do the class again. Haha. But it was fun to get out with Marsha and Melissa and the new people I met.
There was a big celebration for Mr. Cooper, the music teacher at the kids elementary school as he was retiring. He was such a beautiful human and wonderful teacher and taught well beyond the years where he could retire. However, with big changes to boundaries coming up next year, it made sense for him to choose now to retire. I am thankful that my kids had him as a teacher and that we and others were invited to celebrate his retirement at the school with a BBQ. We wish him all the best!
Pickering had a public information night for the North East Pickering project. We took the kids and showed them what the city is planning near our house for the next 20 years. We let our concerns be noted and we will see what happens next.
Hadley Graduated! I really can't believe that she is 18, and finished highschool. She graduated receiving her diploma, graduating as an Ontario Scholar (six or more classes in grade 12 with over 80%), honour roll (an average of 80% or more), SHSM (Specialist High Skills Major for Information Communications Technology), as well as a technology certificate. We took so many photos, and she looked so grown up in her cap and gown. She picked such a lovely dress to wear under it as well. She looked beautiful with her hair curled. I was so proud of her. She worked hard! With roses, and a cute graduation bear she walked around afterwards with such a bright smile. It was so lovely to see. I only cried once but it was uncontrollable for a few minutes after she walked past us to the pomp and circumstance music. I was fine until she walked past and then, emotion filled my soul. She is growing up. Afterwards we met up with Brian's mom and we took her out to dinner at The Villa and opened the rest of the presents. (She opened a new necklace before the event). A spa day is in her future but we didn't realize that she needed to be 19 to use it. However they said there could be age 16 plus days coming up, so we will look for those as possibilities too.
Brian's mom stayed with us for almost a week, so we decided to treat her to a drive east to visit her cousin Sharon and her husband Frank, who she hasn't seen in a long while. We even stopped at The Big Apple. Her joy for this visit made it all so special.
I can't wait to see what the summer holds. I want to take it all in!