June 2024

June... We made it to the end of school finish line! Congrats to all for finishing up the school year! It was fun to celebrate them and feel the excitement of Summer break. Lily got several awards at her 6th grade awards ceremony (first award is just making it through your first year of middle school!), and Charley had and B had fun last weeks with field day and class parties. We celebrated Mom's birthday, Lily had dance intensive at Charlotte Ballet while the others had Vacation bible school, and we made it to the pool, Carowinds, and Discovery Place Kids.  Here's to Summer break!

Lil's ballet class made the ad for Summer intensive auditions.

Allie's birthday! Pool party and sleepover.

So happy these Kindergarten friends are still in touch.

Flowers ready for the recital girl.

Another great recital for Lil. She got to be the fairy queen (lead role) in her class' dance. I love watching her dance!

Homemade game... pin the tail on the pig (he did that pig totally by himself!).

And Crew's pin the antlers on the moose. 😊 

Greenway walk.

Savoring our last few walks to school.  And thanks to Lily's exam schedule, she got to join for some!

Dilworth donuts with Dads.

This was like a fun vacay day with Lil. She didn't have exams so we had a day together.

And ice cream. 😊 

To remember B's fun fact he took into school. 😊 

Field day.

Snuck one drop off pic at Lil's school. 😉

One last school morning Einsteins with Charley.

Field day fun.

After swinging by C's field day I went to Northwest for the 6th grade award ceremony. Lil won awards for math, science, digital citizenship (and one more). Go Lil!

Kindergarten class party.

Sweet class!

B was putting together a folder of art he did from Puzzle Buzz magazines for Ms. Watkins.

B's found-object instrument for school. He made one with our colander and big rubber bands.

Walking home with Thalia. Sweet first grader. Kind of became a tradition at the end of school to walk together until her turn.

School's out for the Summer!

Pointe shoe fitting!

This says it all! After all those years of wanting to be on pointe... you did it!

Happy Birthday, Grandma!

Playing at Dylan and Emory's.

Rock painting.

Left her sweet rock for someone to find and it made her happy -- it was already gone by the time we left the playground.

Hiding their rocks.

DPK.

Playdate with Graham at our house.

Sweet hiding spot at Princeton Park.

They encourage the dancers to sew their own ribbons. I only helped her get started -- Lil did awesome sewing her own!

Beautiful!

Just to remember B's clever little word game he made up.

Happy Father's Day!

Father's Day pops.

Pancake house.

Yes day!!! The kids had earned this reward for a while and we could finally do it! This was Crew's face
 when he asked for a show first thing and I said yes. 😊

And B's first request was Nintendo (of course).

Pizza lunch.

And cookies at cookie land. 😉

Car wash with windows down just a little bit!

Lily requested to do my make-up.

And then they asked to go see Inside Out 2. Fun day!

Anxiety. Haha.

Charley finally made the homemade baguette from her princess cook book she's been wanting to make! 

Playing with circuits... new fave toy (good thrift store find, Grandma!).

Watching IF with the girls. Sweet movie. Made Lil think about her old IF, Eko the dragon. 

Working on her nook... Summer project.

Looking so good!

B doing Lil's workout with her.

VBS.

Charley's cute pot she made at VBS.

Wacky tacky day.

Good seeing her old friend Jacob.

Carowinds.

And off to the beach with Daddy's family.