Summertime - June

Our June has been very very busy! We packed in a lot this month including a trip to the zoo, gymnastics, two 4 day weeks of swimming lessons, Father's Day, VBS, Strawberry picking and a little family getaway to Michigan (separate post to follow)!

One of the highlights at the zoo for Jade is feeding the parakeets! At first she would just throw the stick when a bird would land near her, by the end she got the hang of it! We enjoyed a nice picnic lunch, played at the park, and managed to see almost every animals on Jade's list. The last stop was the giraffes (not really visible, but pictured behind Jemma and I in the last picture) before heading home for naps!

Swimming lessons did not go so well last summer, so I was nervous to tell Jade I had signed her up again. She assured me she would do a good job this year if she could just have a rainbow swimsuit. Luckily, I found one! She wore it to every lesson and did such a good job! Jemma was a trooper and hung out on the sidelines for the 40 minute lesson and never ran into the pool! ;)

Jade's biggest accomplishment this swim session was becoming more comfortable and going underwater! She still needs a lot of work on the whole swimming part, but she now LOVES going underwater and has made significant improvements with her floating. I'm so proud of her, she truly gives 110% to everything she does!

I don't have any pictures, but last week Jade attended VBS at the church affiliated with her Preschool! She went in without knowing anyone and had the best week! The theme was Cave Quest. She came home singing and telling me all about it every day. She was so bummed when it was done and asked if she could do it again!

We also had a blast at our 3rd Annual Strawberry picking day with Grammy! Weather was perfect and many strawberries (and donuts) were enjoyed by all! 

Amidst all the running around, we've been doing lots of playing outside! A new family moved in down the street with a little girl Jade's age, so that has been fun! Also, the "big girls" right across from our house have come over to play with Jade and Jemma, and even invited them over to play on their swing set (this was a big deal)!!! They are going into 4th and 6th grade, so Jade and Jemma are basically obsessed with them!! :)