They start back to school this Thursday. This was their last weekend before it all gets very, VERY real! Sophomore year. So much to think about, plan for, and DO! These busy girls are back at it so soon! This last weekend was pretty precious.
IT was their Dad's "weekend", so Friday after football practice Lara headed out to the ranch in Orlando to spend the weekend with her sister out there. Other than a few moments of an Instagram LIVE session where they were making chocolate chip cookies, I didn't see them much Friday night or Saturday. I know they made memories, though. They always do.
I had asked them earlier in the week to set aside some time for me on Sunday. Last year, we started a tradition of taking some fun, impromptu "Back to School" pictures of just the two of them. For year and years - well, since Jake joined us and subsequently, Finn - we had taken some pictures before school on the day of school, including a family photo. But with the school start times being so far apart, and the girls never getting pictures of just them, we tried something new last year. Plus, with Emma being 25 miles away, we had to find a new tradition. Luckily, they wanted to do it again this year! So Sunday afternoon, we loaded up between rain showers and header downtown to find some fun backdrops for cute, girly pictures. We also made sure to incorporate their Dream Weaver Prints Back to School signs. We had a BLAST, and the results were stunning - as always. With subjects like these, how can they not?
Here are a few of my favorites (click on each image for a larger view):
But just as quickly as we finished the photo shoot and got back home, phones were buzzing and new plans were being made. Emma had decided to stay at Nana's house Sunday night so that she could get a ride back to Mulhall early the next morning for work. And Lara was invited to to Kayaking at Boomer Lake with some friends. So, we were back in the car and all over town delivering teenagers to their next destination. I see this happening a lot over the next several months until they can drive themselves!
Here are a couple of pictures of Lara from her Sunday evening adventure:
School starts on Thursday. Emma is going back to Mulhall-Orlando High School a familiar place for her. Lara will be starting her first year at Stillwater High School. The Senior Class of 2018 at Stillwater hosted a Freshman Orientation night this past week to help the Class of 2020 meet new people and get familiar with their surroundings. But, there is no orientation like trial by fire! Here's to a NEW year, NEW friendships, and of course NEW ADVENTURES!
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