Shortly after we moved, my big girls turned 11, and shortly after that they started middle school. I've already written about some of the adjustments of going to middle school and having to make new friends. Overall it's gotten better and I'm proud of the choices they are making. It is still weird to me that they are growing up this fast. Phones, lockers, FaceTime, ID badges, occasional makeup.
They had a pool party for their birthday and that included a lot of their elementary school and dance friends plus a few boys.
They went to sleep away camp for the first time and had the time of their lives!
Shortly after it was back to school. Middle school. In a new neighborhood. They spent a lot of birthday money decorating lockers. Apparently that is the thing but they've quickly realized how some of it just gets in the way and isn't functional. And yet the kids still do it. But the chandeliers have come down. Pretty sure I predicted that one. They've both made some new friends and overall are liking middle school. Kaitlyn LOVES how it is structured. She is very happy to be out of elementary and enjoying a few new friends that she has made. Mackenzie kind of misses the old structure plus her 5th grade year she had really good friends so she misses them too. But what amazes me is her constant keeping up with her old friends. How lucky they are to have modern technology that keeps them in constant contact. But she's made a new group of friends at this school as well. And both have found a great group of girls from church, most of which are in their grade at their school.
Mackenzie has joined the book club, Kaitlyn has joined the art club, and both recently participated in the school musical, The Little Mermaid. Both were sea creatures in the chorus. Mackenzie was some type of coral perhaps? And Kaitlyn ended up being a squid, though she oddly resembled Captain Jack Sparrow!
I think they are doing well as they head into the home stretch of 6th grade. They had New Beginnings at church last night, which is a special evening where the new girls going into the youth program are presented to the Young Women. It is just around the corner! We are all excited!
And this picture makes me realize it is worth mentioning - in the last 1.5 years, Mackenzie has had major growth spurts. She is 5'5"! Of course we are a tall family. What is kind of more odd is that Kaitlyn has not grown all that much. So right now they are at about a 5" difference. Twins! It's kind of crazy. But they are both beautiful and adorable. (I know - how could I not think that?)
OK, I keep ending my post and then wanting to add to it. The other thing I would like to mention is that almost immediately upon moving last summer, and these girls finally getting their own rooms, these two have developed an actual friendship. They get along so much better now! They don't really have that much in common, but last summer I noticed them watching TV kind of with their legs resting on one another (a shock as you can imagine!). And would you believe that on weekends, they take turns sleeping in each others' rooms? They told me that even though they don't have much in common, they realized they can have fun just hanging out. What a blessing and answered prayer! Makes my heart so happy! They for sure still have their moments, but honestly most of the time they are getting along just fine. Score for our family!
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