End of summer

A few more pictures to round out the rest of the summer....

Elaina went to camp with Grace Church this year.   She and her friend, Katherine, went together.  I was out of town when they left so Katherine's mom dropped them off.  Here they are before boarding the bus.  

Cheer started towards the end of the summer...after each. and. every. practice.....we must take a picture on the rock.

Elaina got a late b-day present from her best friend, Kaitilyn, who moved to Mississippi.

Katherine spent the night one night.  They made breakfast for us when we woke up.  This is a favorite thing for Elaina and her friends to do.  We love it, naturally.

The weekeend before school started (mine and Erik's b-day weekend) we decided to go for one final summer hoo-raw.  Elaina has been wanting to go back to the Wilderness of the Smokies.  So, that is what we did.  We took her friend, Kaelyn.  We all had a great time.  This time Elaina was able to ride all the rides.  It's been more than 2 years since we went last time.

This picture cracks me up.  It's hard to tell but Elaina is COMPLETELY hogging the bed.  Poor Kaelyn...she is on the edge of her bed.  Had to take a picture.

Elaina lost her 4th tooth just before school started.  She lost #3 and #4 close to each other as evidenced by the 2 gaps in her bottom set of chompers

And...we got Elaina a bunk bed.  Our neighbors who are moving were selling it for a great deal so we go it.  Elaina loves it.  She sleeps on the top bunk.  I love that the bottom is a futon where all her millions of stuffed animals can live rather than all over her floor :)