Wuehlers: Can you roll with it?: July Tid Bits

Thursday, July 31, 2025

July Tid Bits

With summer in full swing, here's what we were up to in July! Liesel put in hours at work, bringing home free food (often requested by her sisters) who were able to try the latest and greatest like ??? I found myself in the Wendy's drive through way more often just to grab some fries and say hi. So proud of her! If she wasn't working Liesel was off with friends, making the most of her summer with several of them before they leave for college.

Brigitta had a busy, busy month. This is the only year she will be at Spanish Camp alone as she was with Ireland last year and Sydney will join her next year. She loved having the place to herself and chose the name Juanita for the two weeks she was at camp.

Her Progress Report brought tears to my eyes: Juanita was a wild child in the absolute best way. Her energy and enthusiasm lit up the whole casa and her laugh had a way of pulling everyone in. Every day she brought this fearless attitude to whatever was in front of her. Whether it was a new activity, a challenge or a game she approached it like “I’ll do it and if I mess up, I’ll just try again”. That attitude inspired the people around her more than she probably knows. This carried on to her Spanish speaking, as Juanita used Spanish with boldness and curiosity. She wasn’t afraid to jump in and try, and her confidence helped others feel braver too. She asked questions when she needed to and picked things up

quickly just by being engaged. She was also an incredible artist and drew hilarious portraits of several people in the casa that had everyone cracking up. From the very beginning she fit right in and people were naturally drawn to her. There is no surprise why. Juanita was a huge part of what made this session so unforgettable and we truly hope she decides to come back next year!

Brigitta is indeed a wild child in the best way! We were happy to have her home again, for sure.

She tagged along often when I drove Sydney to Improv Camp and we discovered an adorable flower shop just down the street. This Brigita has only one t instead of two but still, it's a unique name and we were excited to stumble upon it!

Sydney really enjoyed Improv Camp! The skits challenged her creativity and she made lots of friends.

I'm realizing this is one of the few pics I have of Ireland in all of July. She was out with friends all the time! We hardly saw her. But Brent and I did manage to bribe them into going to Superman with us one evening and we had an interesting discussion about it afterwards!

They also asked to use my phone so they could take photos to send their friends.

Liesel doing the "Superman stance".

Speaking of power moves- she is getting up there! She insists she's taller than me now but I think she needs a couple more inches. Liesel is stunningly statuesque with those dancer legs of hers!