Reinvented Summer

 One thing that the girls have looked forward to most summers is summer camp. This is especially true for Callie. Callie's favorite camp by far is Cathedral Domain, which is a one-week overnight camp. When her and her friends found out that this was not going to happen this summer, they sprung into action and developed their own plan. Each girl would host a night of fun at their house. They came up with food options, activities, and even a detailed schedule for the parents to follow. When it was our turn we were ready.

We were assigned a scavenger hunt for the activity, make your own dessert bar, and tacos for dinner. Breakfast was also planned out. For the scavenger hunt we developed an activity based at the Henry Clay Estate right by our house. We divided the girls up into two teams and they had to take a photo or video as described on their assignment sheet at different locations on the grounds.

They are a great group of girls, and are both goofy and competitive. They were also kind to include Reese in the activities and she of course loved being a part of it. We had a great night with all of them.

Holland a day at the reservoir planned out. Maddie had a camping theme, Addie had game night, and Lydia had a movie extravaganza. All the parents were impressed with the level of planning and it was a great way to spend a week during a summer without so many planned activities.

Callie also got the opportunity to head to the lake for the day with the Fletchers. She and Addie have become great friends over the past couple of years, and certainly complement each other well. They even started a book club for two over the summer where they would go the local park and read in hammocks.

Biking also became a regular activity where all the girls would get together, bike to a new location, have lunch, and then bike home. The pandemic certainly forced the cancellation of a lot of activities, but it also led to unexpected developments. For Callie and her friends it was a newfound independence. And it actually was true for Reese as well. She and Callie spent a lot of time biking around by themselves, something that we don't know we would have allowed them to do if the circumstances were different.