Just June

In these lazy June days I have lagged in blogging.  Attempting to catch up now, I'll just post June happenings all at once, with brief notes.

Our neighborhood hosted an outdoor movie night.

 Anna put on a puppet show.

Anna attended Jr. Ranger Camp for her second time.  She thoroughly enjoyed carpooling with Ava.  They have since met up at the park for more hang time and are looking forward to more play time soon!

 

We've read The Cay together and just started My Side of the Mountain.  As well, we've listened to almost 5 audio books in Focus on the Family's version of The Chronicles of Narnia.

Every day is a tomato harvest again. Yum!

This smiling wild child giggles and screams her way through the days lately.  Keeping us all on our toes.

On any given summer day...

Redeemer Women hanging out.  I love the fellowship we share and deepen every time we gather!

 

I accidentally cut this hair of Lasa's while cutting out one of her rubber bands.  It pains me greatly to look at this again.  And every time I do her hair and see the short piece where this went.  :( Kicking myself!

Noah and Anna were introduced to The Princess Bride this summer.  Fun!

Got a fun blast from the past when Kasey texted me this memory.  Gosh, the heartwarming grin that spreads across my face at these memories and these friendships and that season of our lives pre-kids.

Ahhh, Peay Park.  Another visit with Angelique.  Noah and Anna sure are good sports about it all.

Lasa sure loves her play kitchen stuff.  And her new table on loan from Miss Cathy. And her Bubba.

Josh is in TX this week for a conference, a fact which bums us all out royally. 

On any given morning this summer...

Alas, we have no pool.  But we play water guns and sprinkler instead!

And hot tub, of course!

Have I told y'all about our church, who has always met at the YMCA since its planting 7 years ago, being GIVEN a building and property and all that was there?  It has been an amazing answer to prayer!  Just humbling and amazing and so exciting!  We start meeting there next weekend.

Living it up when we DO find a pool.

 

Or a splashpad! :)

As always, sky shots whenever I can.

 

Bandaid love.

Silly selfies.

Hair love.

Walks to the neighborhood park love.

Learning a new game, way after bedtime, because that's the only time we can play without a toddler tornado tearin' through. ;)  Their other board game loves this summer include Archery Dice and Castle Panic.

Proof that the child WILL sleep in her carseat once in awhile.  Hope that our beach trip in October won't kill us on the car ride down there.

Proof that I CAN paint a shelf without throwing my back out.

Pastor Jamie fearlessly leading us out of the YMCA on our last Sunday there after the fire alarm went off ... that we ignored until the firemen actually came and made us leave.  It was oh-so-poetic for our last service there.  HA!

And finally, wise words I have been saving since the last time I dropped some on the blog. Which wasn't that long ago, I wanna say.