trying to be chill

 I am trying SO HARD to be chill as we roll into fall with NO SCHEDULES for dance and diving. BUT IT IS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER.

I am **pretty sure** I know diving-- but the exact times are not 100% set in stone, so we haven't made any car pool decisions.

Dance? WHO THE HECK KNOWS. NO SCHEDULE AT ALL, not just no class placements. And! I haven't even signed Minnie up for rec (because there is no schedule). It is starting to LITERALLY YOU GUYS haunt my dreams.

Dorothy did find out that she made the jazz company because they had a fancy choreographer in for the weekend and had to release the groups early (about 10 minutes after auditions wrapped up). But that is just one dance! There will be more! And also-- when does that dance practice? IT IS A MYSTERY.

She was thrilled to have dance for 7 hours over the weekend, though, and has wanted to be part of the jazz company for literal years.

Speaking of planning! THE NEW FRIDGE IS MAGNETIC. Game changer.

Hilariously, these two picked the very same shoes. The split up to shop and both found me when it was time to buy the wining shoe. Ha! (Same shoes and the very same Nike socks-- them and every other middle schooler in town, I assume).

The girls' swim and dive team TP'ed the senior boys. 

Yesterday, we had nowhere to go and nothing to do and the weather was terrible and thank goodness that's the only day like that we've had all summer. As much as I complain about constantly taking Dorothy and Coop to their stuff, it is SO NICE to have them busy and exercised and socialized.

At least I know the school schedule (Dorothy and Coop 9:00-4:25; Minnie 7:35-2:40; Jack 8:15-3:37) and when I teach?? And yes, we will have to take Dorothy and Cooper out early for their stuff-- the middle school start and end times are ludicrous. I am looking forward to sweet afternoons with Minnie before the pickup chaos begins, though.

HBD, Minnie Marigold!!

 Last night swim as a 4 year-old:

Last tuck in as a 4 year-old

Bday breakfast set up READY TO GOOOOO

Birthday morning

Minnie wanted to spend her birthday at the Children's Museum, and I forced Cooper to come along

She wanted to stop for a mini bundt cake on the way home

She chose the golf course pizza restaurant for dinner

And ended the night at pool

The day after Min's birthday, we went to The Wilderness Resort in the WI Dells. That place is wild-- SO MANY WATER PARKS. But also THIS HAPPENED.

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When we got home (AND TOOK SILKWOOD SHOWERS), the grandparents arrived for the last leg of the celebration

All in all, an EPIC bday, yes??

For fun, here are Harry's 5th bday, Jack's 5th bday, Coop's 5th bday, and Dorothy's 5th bday. (This is our THIRD time to celebrate the big oh five with a water park visit-- very Wisconsin).