June Days

 We love June! That first month out of school just feels so good.

There was lots of loving on our chickies...Mariah is basically inhaling the one she is holding. We lost a few of our chickens so we're down to one egg a day. We're excited for when these girls start laying. 

Vivi loved helping pot some flowers and get the garden ready. So far I've only killed a few plants and we've already harvested two cherry tomatoes and a banana pepper. I'm writing this in August...so yeah, we're killing it in the gardening department. 

The end of school party was supposed to be when we were out West but they had to reschedule because of weather and we got to go. It was on a Wednesday so dad was even there. 

Vivi got a stomach bug and I was reminded how horrible it is to have a puking toddler. They don't want a bowl in their face and they don't let you know when they're going to throw up. So much throw up and not very much sleep. But we survived and no one else got sick so it must have been from bath water...or something. 

I think we celebrated Fathers' Day...maybe...I have no recollection. But I'm sure I made a favorite dinner of some sort and the kids wrote him meaningful notes. Needless to say, we are so very grateful for Tanner and don't need no stinkin' holiday to remind us how wonderful he really is. 

I think this picture perfectly captures how we all feel about Tanner. He's a keeper! 

We got to watch the Hilton cousins several times in the month and it was a party. 

There was lots of playing in the water

And Nattie came for just a day but we loved it. 

These two tagged along with me to pick up Mariah from her Ukulele club. 

Grandpa Crossley helped set up the slip and slide on Friday and the kids came up with the idea to use the snow tubes to go down on. 

Mariah drew this...I'm so glad she has her cousins as best friends. 

These two were always in kahoots with each other. If one was eating, the other wanted to eat; even if they had just finished eating. If one screamed the other screamed. And they were always trading waters with each other. Friends don't let friends get sick alone. 

At the end of the month, we took the oldest three to watch Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. One of my Young Women from church was one of the step sisters and she was fantastic. The kids loved everything but the kissing. We've been singing the songs all over the place.