June Recap

It doesn't seem fair that the Winter months draaaaaaaaaaag on and Summer months seem to fly by in the blink of an eye. June came and went rather quickly and it is hard to believe Summer break is already nearing the halfway mark. We've managed to stay quite busy this June. Here is somewhat of a picture recap:

Caleb survived the last few weeks of school (and had an entire extra week thanks to snow/cold days). The official last day was June 5. I am pretty sure that entire makeup week was filled with only fun and games because every day when it was time to pick kids up, they were all a bit silly! I can't say I blame the teachers :)

Summer started and there was no better way to kick it into gear than to head down to the lake for a few days. The weather was great there and we managed to avoid quite a chilly and rainy week at home.

We have spent a lot of time playing with friends at parks and other hangouts that are suitable for a much cooler summer than normal. One of our favorite places is the children's garden at the Morton Arboretum. The kids always have a blast there!

There's nothing better than a campfire on a cool, summer night. Well, maybe one thing is better....S'MORES!

Caleb's baseball season wrapped up. He had a great year and we enjoyed celebrating with a team pizza party/parent vs. child wiffle ball game.

We enjoyed going with our Mom2Mom group to the local assisted living home. The kids chatted with the residents, did a craft, and ate cookies.

We've had to make the most of our rainy days by spending lots of quality time together. The kids have days when they get along so well and then there are days when they can't even be in the same room because "he's looking at me" or "she's making a noise"....

Despite the soggy weather, we were able to squeeze in a short trip to pick strawberries. The kids loved finding the perfect berries and loved eating them all even more!

Our zoo membership was coming to an end, so we decided to make one last trip there. It was great to get to go as a family and we lucked out with great weather.

It sure would be nice if the rest of Summer would slow down a bit! We are all enjoying the lack of a schedule and having nowhere that we have to be. Later bedtimes, extra hours outside, and endless fun are just what Summer is meant to be!