Rumor has it

Last week, Rosie and I went to the public library. It was fun- they had a great scavenger hunt to find the sea creatures hidden around the library, and Rosie is exceptionally observant. She nailed the scavenger hunt.
When it came to getting a book, her teacher recommended a few items. It is sad to say, she is now jumping into chapter books, and leaving those oversized children’s books behind.

The book that she picked was a biography on Benjamin Franklin. Rumor has it from years ago that grammy- my dad’s mom- said that our family is related to Benjamin Franklin somewhere up the family tree.

I told this to Rosie, and she got excited. So, I did what any good parent would do, and started a 2 week free trial on ancestry.com, and started to look back to see if it was true. After 2 cram sessions, I can report: it isnt false, but it isn’t true (yet) either. Maybe I can make the connection sometime before next week. Currently, I found lots of folks from MA from the 1600s.

Cheer camp

Rosie has it made- she has so much fun packed into the summer it is hard to keep up. Last week, she did cheer camp.

Taylor was a cheerleader- since, forever. She started young, and cheered through college. And since Rosie idolizes Tay (in a pretty awesome way. They are super cute), it was inevitable that she would cheer one day. In the past, Taylor has said to her, “you are still a bit young. Let’s wait until after 1st grade.”

that time is now!

my take? There are lots of sports to choose from. If you take a step back from sports, there are lots of activities to choose from- like music or dance or art as well. So why cheerleading? Do I really want to be a “cheer dad” and go down the road of watching cheer performances at competitions for the next 10-15 years? They are so loud, and there is so much makeup. Soccer is a great sport you know…

But the answer is YES. If she likes it, I am into it; but if I could pick, I’d rather be a soccer dad.

Anywho, Rosie loved it. Her favorite part was spending time with her cousin Amelia, and at the end of the week, they had a performance to share.

And the video:

Summatime shananigans

Our neighbors- the Swaregens- live 2 blocks away. We met them 2 years ago, right in the midst of covid lockdowns when we were out for a family walk. We went on lots of family walks in those days, because what else? This girl and her dad were about 75 yards away, and lo and behold, this little girl with red hair was also wearing a unicorn themed bike helmet! The two girls were instand best friends, and they even had the same (virtual) kindergarten teacher at that time.

We later learned that her dad also went to Page High School (my alma mater) and was a year ahead, and he went to Appalachian State.

The parents have become friends of ours, and had us over for dinner on Saturday night for some southern bbq, and…well, this happened:

Then, it was the parent’s turn: