summer fun...

What a whirl of a Summer this year, Chicago with some fav family members; The Black Sheep Gathering in Eugene, Legoland with Grampsie was a blast, as were the Santa Monica Pier rides forever....then there was a mega 4 weeks of teacher training crammed in, Big Bear Kayaking in the rain for July 4th fireworks and a stay in the woods at a dear friends' cabin ( thank you Dancing Queen). One mountain range was not quite enough however, so we found a squeeze week during Birthdays week - Donovan Boy's 12th, Mac Annie's something and Little Gandalf's 9th - by heading north t Mammoth for some crazy 9000ft hiking and waterfalls, followed by a huge day trek into Yosemite which of course was breathtaking with it's myriad of waterfalls, hiking, clear green lakes and streams, ending the longest day in Santa Cruz to attend a another birthday bash on the beach! Now we are in the throes of an arty Waldorf style summer camp, with clay work, painting, stories, felting and nature gathering for whimsical items to capture the moments of a fun filled summer of creative imagination. Cram in a couple of conferences and back to school clothes adventures and we will be at it's end - Phew!

Waiting in the wings for the end of the season is a new job for Phoenix, guiding little ones at Westside Waldorf with some truly wonderful and gifted people to work with. Very sadly, a new teacher for Little Gandalf who had to say a teary farewell in July to a favourite, as of now, we don't know who....and dear Donovan Boy will take his first Babysitting first aid/CPR course this Fall! The Hairy One, maintains his new ride south each day with AC and SAT tunes- happy to come off hiatus and continues to share his musical knowledge and passion with the Rock Band kids every week!