Wednesday, July 8, 2026

June Update (Lily 12, Clara 10)

 After looking back on all we've done in June I'm imagining our itinerary being read out by a auctioneer or someone who calls horse races. June has included theater camp, sleepovers, softball camp, boating, visits from family and a week long trip to St. Augustine. Will it get less busy for the next month? No....it will not.

 The girls started with the parks and rec theater camp where they performed a show about the founding fathers choosing a national bird/ animal. Lily was Martha Washington (she wanted to be Alexander Hamilton) and Clara was a bald eagle (I don't think she had a preference).

Lily's June Update:

Lily tried out a softball camp this month. After the first day I asked Lily (through facetime) how the camp went and she said "I hate it" and walked away from the iPad....she only made it to 2 of the 4 days of softball camp but I am so proud of her for trying something new. Lily's favorite parts of our trip to St. Augustine were the beach, the pool, the colonial experience we did, going to Islands of Adventure (it's better than Disney because the people at Disney are, according to her, "too happy") and swimming with a dolphin. 

Clara's June Update: 

Clara wanted to do the softball camp with Lily but her possibly broken wrist kept her out of it. Until we went back to the doctor and got her cast taken off and surprise her wrist was not broken after all. We were both relieved and thrilled that Clara would not have a cast on for the beach (what a nightmare)!! Clara's favorite parts of the trip to St. Augustine were the beach, the pool, Islands of Adventure (she rode her 1st 2 upside down roller coasters), the ghost walk and swimming with a dolphin.

getting her cast off


family visit


Martha Washington and a bald eagle



St. Augustine



Islands of Adventure and Universal 

we found the Lorax and the Onceler


baby dinosaur

Wizarding World of Harry Potter

choosing a wand

spells



Butterbeer 

Gilly water

Shrek's Swamp

ET




sand castles

Ghost tour

Gator farm 




The St. Augustine fort

learning about blacksmithing 


The pirate museum


Dolphin named Dazzel

hot, tired and ready for air conditioning