Colin was up and out the door for Senior Sunrise at the high school. The seniors gather in the stadium to watch the sun rise before classes start. It's the last first day of high school.
Syd started 8th grade today. She went to school yesterday as an 8th grade ambassador to help out the new 6th graders in the school for their first day. She is very excited to see classmates and meet her teachers. It's the last first day of middle school.
Both Colin and Syd spent some of their summer time earning some mullah.
Colin continued to work as a cashier at Scheel's. He also worked as a camp counselor for Adventures in Cardboard for 6 weeks. It took some logistical planning and ride sharing since he was assigned to camp sites around the cities.
Colin is the tallest mech with the sword.
Syd had her first job mowing a neighbor's lawn each week. She liked having the time to listen to her playlist while mowing.
Spent another crazy three days at Cedar Point. There were 2 new coasters open this year, Siren's Curse and Top Thrill 2. Syd and I noped the TT2 since went backwards as fast as forward even though I rode the original with Bill years ago. The boys rode it several times.
It rained for a few hours the last day. We waited it out with a nap and watching an 80's rock show. Then we hit more rides before heading out of the park.
Bill, Colin and Syd head to Ohio for the Fourth of July party at Uncle Joe and Aunt Laurie's. Aunt Rose always makes a spectacular pinata that all the grandkids take turns hitting. Since it was 'Grandma Camp' week, a lot of the Weiher cousins were able to go and they all returned with a heaping amount of candy.
Lake week had great weather aside from one rainy day.
A Dairy Bar visit, tubing, spoons competition, Jackbox, smores and lots of time on the swim platform rounded out the week.
It's the last day of school. Colin is now a rising senior in high school! Syd looks forward to 8th grade.
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A chilly evening for Prom. After some challenging teenage planned logistics, everyone made it to photos, dinner at Red Cow, Prom at Lumber Exchange Center downtown, and after Prom party.
Colin made a "Coraline" themed Prom ask sign for Emily.
We celebrated Syd's big 1-3 with bowling with friends and dinner at Brick and Bourbon. Nana and Papa took her out for sushi, one of her favs.
Syd played Doug in Disney's Descendants. She always has a great time with the group of kids in cast and crew. She had two snazzy costumes and learned to tie a tie. She's sad for it to end this year as her 8th grade friends will be in high school when she auditions next fall.
Colin is in the earlier stages of considering post high school plans. To get an idea of what a college visit is like, we signed up for a U of MN campus tour. It was a really nice day out which made for a nice trip to the office. Not sure what he thought other than he didn't know what to expect so it was helpful to go through the process.
Tippies hosted all of us in Orlando for spring break. We stayed on a beautiful property and enjoyed some sun and hot days at the pool, University Studios, and Disney Parks.
Favorite rides included the new Guardians of the Galaxy coaster, the Avatar ride, and Hagrid's Motorbike coaster. The most hair raising was probably the velocicoaster! And, yes, the butterbeer at the Harry Potter world was very tasty.
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Syd and her middle school travel band spent the weekend at the University of Wisconsin. They took three tour buses filled with kids, chaperones and instruments. They had a teaching session with a band professor along with a tour of campus and a show. The next day they performed 6 songs at the state capitol. The trip finished with a day at the Dells and Kalahari water park. Syd said she had a great time and wants to do next year’s trip to Chicago.
