Back in the USA...for now!

We've been on vacation in New York and Pennsylvania for about a week and a half now. We spent time at my Uncle and Aunt's house where we had a Father's Day BBQ, and time at my big brother's house, where we had another BBQ and went in the pool. Now I'm at my cousin Brett's house, with my nephew too, going to golf camp. We have a 45 minute lesson and then play nine holes. You are supposed to be at least 8 years old and Sebastian just turned seven! but they are letting him play. We made new friends yesterday and had fun, but I got sunburned. At first it was cloudy and we thought it would rain, but then the sun came out and I didn't have sunscreen. Today it is better than last night, and today I am wearing 55 sunscreen all over. And sunglasses. I hope it stays cloudy!

Our end of the year show and bake sale

In Italy at the end of the year we always have a show where every grade does a couple of dances. We practice our steps for weeks before. Last year we did a "Happy Feet" dance in penguin costumes. This year the third graders did a dance with Aladin costumes. The boys wore a vest with no shirt under it because in Arabia it's very hot and we were trying to dress up like Arabians. The girls had costumes like genies.

We did the show twice, once at school and once at Citta Bianca, a rehabilitation center five minutes from here. Last night some students did the dance a third time at Bar Zeppiere, but I didn't go. My cousin, who is in second grade, did a Pinoccio dance.

Mom baked my favorites, chocolate chip cookies, for the bake sale. We put 12 on a plate and wrapped them up to sell. She made about 100 cookies.

Well, today is the day I have been counting-down for...the last day of school! Yesterday they gave us our summer workbook and storybook. I probably won't do much work in them until I return from our vacation in New York. My brain is tired!