Gettysburg & Washington DC 06-25-18 to 06-27-18

They started out the day in Gettysburg with a lesson on marching and re-enacting of the Union lines. After eating lunch at the Dobbin House which was built in the 1700s and was used as a stop on the Underground Railroad, they headed over to the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC. They walked along the Potomac River in old town Alexandria and tried to catch fireflies along the Tidal Basin. http://pix.sfly.com/z5RvYk

In the morning, they began with a tour of the Capitol. The teachers had contacted our congressman Dana Rohrabacher this morning, and he was gracious enough to give them gallery passes which allowed them to see the Senate and House of Representatives while in session. They went to the Library of Congress then headed to Arlington National Cementary to see the wreath laying ceremony. They followed that up with the Air Force Memorial and the World War II Memorial, and they ended the day with the White House and the Washington Monument. http://pix.sfly.com/yMPW_O

On their last day, they started at the Korean War Memorial, then to the Vietnam Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial, and then saw the Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights at the National Archives. They finished up their trip by touring George Washington's home Mount Vernon before flying home that night. http://pix.sfly.com/PMW7m5

New York & Philadelphia 06-22-18 to 06-24-18

First stop on Cecily's 8th grade East Coast Trip was New York. After their red-eye flight, they started their day at the 9/11 Tribute Center hearing a personal story from Dan. He was part of the cleanup crew and showed them many pictures from the attacks. Then they walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and had dinner at Katz Deli. They finished off the evening watching the sunset from Top of the Rock. http://pix.sfly.com/wBOUSy

The next day, they had a full day in New York starting with the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. They saw Wall Street, had lunch at Chelsea Market, and went to Central Park. They ended the night with their Broadway show, Dear Evan Hansen, followed by a group photo in Times Square. http://pix.sfly.com/GmF9sh

In the morning, they left New York and headed to Philadelphia to tour Independance Hall. They had lunch at Redding Terminal Market, then ran up the Rocky steps. At the Constitution Center, they got a chance to vote as part of the interactive display. Then they arrived in Gettysburg to meet President Abraham Lincoln. Some of the kids took a dip in the indoor pool before heading to bed. http://pix.sfly.com/KRZ1KB

East Coast Trip 06-21-18

The day after school got out, Cecily was off on her 8th grade east coast trip to New York, Philadelphia, and Washington DC. This was her first time going away from us all by herself. We hope she has a fabulous time! http://pix.sfly.com/gjaeua

Last Day of School 06-20-18

Can't believe it was the last day of middle school for Cecily! After summer, she is off to high school at the same high school that Richard went to - Marina! http://pix.sfly.com/Ck-zAB

Promotion 06-19-18

Papa, Grandma, Grandpa Otto, and Grandma Lynn all came to Cecily's 8th Grade Promotion at Marine View. Because Caren had been on the PTA board all 3 years of middle school, they were able to get reserved seats on the gym floor instead of first come first serve bleacher seats.

After Promotion, the kids headed into the 8th grade dance. Once the dance was over, we headed to Olive Garden for a family dinner (just like after 5th grade culmination). http://pix.sfly.com/6ip7fx

Knott's 06-18-18

Today, the 8th graders at Marine View headed to Knott's Berry Farm for a day of fun. http://pix.sfly.com/RegyJw

Father's Day 06-17-18

Happy Father's Day! http://pix.sfly.com/N5fXW9

8th Grade Picnic & Nicolette's Birthday 06-15-18

The 8th graders had their annual picnic today with TK Burger and Kona Ice. There was a fun photo booth for them to use as well as time to sign each others yearbooks. http://pix.sfly.com/MCzzCQ

That evening, we celebrated Nicolette's 14th birthday at the beach with games and smores. http://pix.sfly.com/7G8fCi

MV Awards Night 06-12-18

At Cecily's last Marine View Awards Night, she received 3 awards: Award of Merit (for straight A's all 3 years of middle school), CJSF, and the Science Award. Great job, Cecily! http://pix.sfly.com/noiPES

Field Trip 06-11-18

Cecily's 8th grade class took their one and only field trip to the Museum of Tolerance today. http://pix.sfly.com/5tk5U_

Busy Weekend 06-10-18

We started out the weekend at WAGS to film the dog for the girls' Silver Award project. After that, we headed up to Pasadena to spend the night with Papa and Grandma so Cecily could get her hair cut. We came home Sunday, and Cecily went paddleboarding with Kaylei. http://pix.sfly.com/cbHge1

Harbour View & Marine View 06-08-18

Caren attended Harbour View's last Pelican Pride assembly of the year as part of Mrs. O's retirement send-off. They had a lovely reception afterwards in Pelican Hall where she was able to get a photo with Mrs. O and Mr. Lynch. Crazy how Cecily's elementary pricipal and middle school principal were leaving the same year. http://pix.sfly.com/YkMMj5

ECOS for WAGS 06-05-18

As part of their Silver Award project, our girls visited ECOS to pick up some pet and laundry product donations for WAGS. http://pix.sfly.com/ZQYBGP

Tea & Lion's Heart 06-03-18

Sunday morning, we enjoyed our annual Mother's Day Tea at Pamela's Tea Room. Then in the afternoon, we had the Lion's Heart Pride of the Lion's Ceremony, where Cecily received both the President's Gold Volunteer Service Award and the Torchbearer's Award. http://pix.sfly.com/evtcWr

P!nk 06-01-18

We headed to the Forum in Inglewood to see P!nk's "Beautiful Trauma" show. We went with Paris and Jennifer for Paris' first ever concert. P!nk always puts on a fabulous show! http://pix.sfly.com/1NUXSQ