Taking a leisurely break before dinner time.

At the end of our hike, there was a picnic waiting for us by the water.

We dipped our feet in this icy cold water to cool off our tired feet.

So while we were doing our walk through the valley, kids went off to do rock climbing with our leader.

We I saw Shane, I gasped! He’s hanging on REAL ROCKS!!!

SO COOL!!!!

Chloe’s turn!

We missed seeing them climbing UP the rocks because our hike through the Valley but so glad we got to catch them climbing down!!! WOW. This gotta be one of the coolest experience for them and for us as parents. Rock on!

I’ll really miss these wonderful breakfast buffets every morning…

Our walk this morning is guided by a naturalist through the Yosemite valley.

Another 1.4 miles to Glacier Point, the highest point in the park.

Breathtaking and majestic! Amazing panoramic view of with a commanding view of Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Yosemite Falls, and Yosemite’s high country from up here. 

Our journey with Backroads started with riding a Sugar Pine railroad to meet our leaders who will guide us through Yosemite National Park in the next 6 days.

When we got off the train, our leaders had prepared us a delicious picnic lunch at the park.

After lunch they prepared us with our first bike ride

Chloe and I have been working on upgrading her room little by little since the beginning of this year. We let her choose all of her furniture pieces and accessories and this is how it turned out!

Ta da~ She’s been dreaming about this four poster bed from PBteens.

We went to a bunch of fabric stores in the garment district in NYC and Chloe chose this trim from M&J Trimming. I sewed it on the top of the canopy to glam it up a bit. She definitely has a designer’s eye!

Fairly lights on top, of course.

I picked up this antique frame from a flea market in Brooklyn and turned it into a pin board. I covered the cork board with a natural canvas fabric to give it a softer look.

And here is the star of this room: 

The hanging chair!

This chair is e v e r y t h i n g. 

Chloe has been super responsible on keeping her room neat, making her bed every morning and getting everything organized since the room update. Congratulations on your new dream room, Chloe~
I’m just so proud of you~~~<3 <3 <3

For their end of the year party, the girls chose kayaking and paddle boarding. 

I planned a surprise graduation party for Chloe and her friends after school today. Graduating elementary school is kind of a big deal.;)

Chloe and her friend wrote on the cookies.

We are going to watch “Wonder Woman” in the garage.

We’ve been updating Chloe’s bed room into a big girl’s room. She wanted to design her own room so she chose some new furniture pieces. She got her dream canopy bed and hung a dreamcatcher that she made. Stay tuned for her bedroom reveal!