June is here and not only is school ending (though not until the 24th!), all the kids’ activities are ending too.

This session Aidan participated in two art classes. In one class he got to paint lots of interesting objects: a table, sneakers he designed, a T shirt and other fun things. The other art class allowed him to be creative too. It was fun to see his enthusiasm for something a little outside his comfort zone.

Aidan also continued with piano lessons. This session he worked on Heart and Soul- his choice! He’s getting really good at reading sheet music and has been tinkering away at songs in his free time.

Brendan;s session was all about drama- two shows. He continued with the older kids who have been working on Legally Blonde. He even invited a BCT friend to be part of the show when another actor was needed! He was doubly surprised when other BCT friends came to the show and surprised him with an early birthday celebration!

For the younger kids this session was All Star Review- favorites from part shows and a couple of new songs including a couple songs from Hamilton. The kids performed Room Where it Happened and Brendan got to be Aaron Burr!

We started on a room redesign in the boys’ room this fall. We got rid of the baby border and they chose a new color to paint the walls. The next step were new beds, designed and built by our friend Nick. The plan was two loft beds with personal space for each of them under their bed. They came out awesome!!!

It was a very fun filled weekend for the O’Brien Family! Our friends James and Katie Jo were visiting from Seattle. The perfect opportunity to host an Italian Family Dinner (since we had to postpone the fall one due to the kids’ bedroom project). It was great to catch up with everyone.

The party continued the next day with family! Chris’ cousin Scott and his family were visiting from North Carolina, providing an afternoon of fun with the Wallace cousins!