My grandniece, Elliott Stevens has been a very busy girl this summer. She has been attending a number of summer camps with camps this summer. Elliott is a very active little girl. She loves dance and gymnastics, to name a couple of things. She just finished up “Wicked Camp” at the dance academy and they did a little performance at the end of the week. I guess I’m a little behind on kid movies, because I didn’t know that “Wicked” was a movie… duh!! Anyway, Elliott would know, and she would have been totally excited about this camp. Elliott’s mom, Kayla Stevens like to give her lots of options for camps and summer fun. Elliott also did nature camp, backyard camp, and a few others. It’s been a really great summer, and since school is getting ready to start up again, Elliott is looking forward to the next school year.
Not everything that Elliott did this year was “wonderful” unfortunately. A while back, she had her tonsils out, and the doctor didn’t get all of the tonsils, meaning that she would have to have another procedure done. They 
took her to Billings a month ago, where she had her adenoids, which had grown back, removed, as well as the rest of her tonsils. This reduced some of the blockage in her sinuses. She has healed up perfectly this time, and they just got back from her follow up appointment yesterday It was all good. The trip back to Billings was fun for her. She got to go shopping and they went to a place called “Lava Island” which is a jump and climbing park. They stayed at the hotel that has a waterpark called “The Reef.” They all had a wonderful time.
Elliott’s family spent the Independence Day holiday at the lake with the rest of the Stevens family. The lake was always Elliott’s grandma, Alena Stevens’ happy place, and so it was a happy but sad event, since Alena went to Heaven on April 23, 2025. Nevertheless, I know that my sister would have loved to see her family celebrating the holiday and the fireworks. Elliott and her grandma were very close. Alena had a kind of “Grandma Sparkle” that she passed to Elliott and her little sister, Maya. Elliott loves makeup and nails and dresses and all the girly things!!
Elliott and her family have been busy almost every weekend this summer. She got to go to the rodeo and the 
carnival. Elliott, Maya, and Garrett got to go along with Kayla on some of her work trips as well, which has been really nice. Alena used to stay with the girls when Kayla had to be away, so things have had to change a little in that regard. Elliott is getting so tall and grown up. It’s been a bit of a shock to her parents. She lost both of her front teeth recently. It was a little bit of an “unconventional” way to lose them, however. One of them was pulled out as they were taking the tube out after surgery. They said it just popped right out. The other one she lost because she fell at Playland and hit it on a bar, and it fell right out. Wow! Well, at least the tooth fairy got to visit. That’s the good part anyway. Today is Elliott’s 7th birthday. Happy birthday Elliott! Have a great day! We love you!
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