Bonfante, Year 12

Man, we've gone to Bonfante so many times that it really is a teeny bit ridiculous to keep taking pictures.  Still, it is quite hilarious to watch how the kids change and change, while Chad and I look exactly the same, down to our clothes (give or take a few wrinkles and/or a few pounds).
New this year:

Trev and Clara took off on the swing ride together for the first time....

Clara laughed about how she used to be afraid of the monorail ride through the Monarch Garden...

.... and Trev was somewhat heartbroken that the talking vegetables seem to have lost their magic for him (so Clara had to pose alone).

  

But other than that, it was the same great day we always have, complete with a bit of begging for ice cream, some exaggerated screaming on roller coasters, and Chad not keeping his arms inside the rainbow ride at all times.

 

As an added bonus,  when we stopped at In n Out for our annual avoid-rush-hour dinner in Gilroy, I discovered that they DO have an option for veggies like me!!!!!  Just ask for a "Grilled Cheese", and they'll give you a burger with everything except the burger!!!!  I've needlessly been dining on nothing but fries and diet coke once a year for all these years....

A Banner Day

Clara decided to make a special banner to celebrate the important anniversary of the day she learned to ride her bike.  Banner-making is usually accompanied by cake-eating around here, you see.  So, if one is ever in the mood for cake, one only needs to proclaim the day banner-worthy.

But this is a double-duty banner, since Chad is, as we speak, on his way back from the summit of Mt. Whitney.  Way to go, Hun!  So, maybe two cakes?

Spa Day

Everyone needs freshly-painted nails to begin summer vacation, right?

The Last Day

I know it's cliche to say so, but I don't know where the year has gone.  I had such an unbelievably terrific class, and it has been absolutely, knock-your-socks-off amazing to be at the same school as both of these cuties for the first time ever.  Next year, Trev and I will have to go it alone, as Clara heads off to middle school *sniff!*.  For now, though, I'm going to just try to absorb the fact that SUMMER IS HERE!!!!

Bridging

Clara and her Girl Scout troop bridged from Juniors to Cadettes today.  It was a very sweet ceremony, complete with a very substantial bridge.