Baby, You're a Firework

Hours after my last day of school, the Zippilli family rolled into town for a week in Los Angeles. We spent a few nights in Santa Monica and I got to play tour-guide and show them around.  I really enjoyed showing them everything that has been "home" to me this year. Later in the week we spent a few days poolside on Coronado Island, enjoying beautiful weather and much-needed time to relax for all four of us.  We did a little sightseeting in San Diego as well and enjoyed the week together. A highlight of the week was having dinner with my family and my housemates at a restaurant near USC. I was glad they all got to know each other a little bit, and we had a lot of fun!

Next up was 4th of July weekend! At Casa DK, we seized the opportunity and threw our first themed party of the year: JVC Prom. Everyone was encouraged to dress up in their thrift-store finest. The prom's theme was Never Never Land (inspired by the boys' favorite movie, Hook) so some people dressed for that! We gave out superlatives to all the LA JVs and some other friends.  My good friend from BC, Erin, was also in town which was amazing; she got to meet all my JV friends and come to Prom! The next day, many of the JVs came back for an impromptu BBQ and to watch fireworks from our roof. We got to see shows all over the city; it was really cool!

DK ready for prom!

Me and Erin!

This week was the first week of Summer Camp. We have the kids from 9am until 3 or 4 in the afternoon four days a week. For the first hour, we do academic work and then take the kids on field trips to places all around LA. We started camp on Wednesday with a half day, and then went to the California Science Center/IMAX and Griffith Park & LA Zoo. The kids had a wonderful time and are just so excited about the trips. For the most part, they were incident-free, though chasing after my group of 12 6-7 year-olds is exhausting no matter what.

That's all for now, more to come soon!