Anything's possible!

Lily was in a musical theater camp this week at BAPA (British Academy of Performing Arts). Forced by me, but girded by the presence of her best friend Marina, Lily ended up having...an OK time. That's according to her. I'd like to think that our $150 gave her a new experience and a self-esteem boost that you can't put a price tag on! Here are some outtakes from her recital on the last day. Lily is the sweet, precious, and most beautiful one. Marina is the cutie in blue who's next to her in the first clip.

Here in East Cobb, the helicopter parents are engaged in a fierce competition, and summer camp is one of its most important events. I abstained, for the most part. No soccer, karate, voice lessons, gymnastics, acrobatics, violin/piano, or anything else--except for swim team and one week of camp. Lily's was this musical theater camp, and in this same week, Isabel attended Cobb County Art Camp. It's a sport in itself getting your child into the art camp, which at $90 is one of the few reasonably priced ones in the area. But I was on it this year--signed her up back in March or whenever it was, at the exact moment parents had to be online for signups. She liked it, anyway. Here's a photo of her and Ryan D in the masks they made for the "comedy arts" portion...