June 2020 Roundup

June was a great month for us! After weeks of not doing much or anything or seeing anyone, we were able to venture out to do some fun things and play with friends again! Even though a lot of things were still restricted, it felt good to have some normal in our life. 

Our playgrounds are finally open again! We bought lunch at Sonic this day as a special treat and enjoyed playing and eating with friends. 

Dave found a large toad in the backyard while he was mowing and called Sophie over to see, who caught it before he could hop away - she loves critters! After playing with him for a bit, we drove to the pond across the street where he could live a better life. 

We got a couple fun Pixar puzzles this month to add to our collection

Static hair from the slide!

Climbing trees at the splash pad

A sign that little boys live in this house

Now that we are done with kids, I've started cleaning out all the girl stuff I had saved from Sophie that we will not need.  It was fun to look through it all and we had a good time seeing what Griffin would like as a little lady

Bowling outing with my motley crew

I made angel food cake (it looked awful, but tasted delicious) and the kids devoured it

Sophie volunteering at the food bank with her friend Emery

We had a low key Father's Day with church and dinner at home. Everyone loves dad!! Dave's favorite gift was a song from the kids that the made up on the spot (video below).

We love swimming! I think we average 5 days a week at the pool, unless there are thunderstorms to close it down.  It's a lot of work for me to take them, but the kids always have a great time, and leave happy and tired.

 

The zoo reopened and we made a couple trips to go see the animals. It was a great outdoor activity to add something different to our routine.

Me hanging with Griff while the other kids played in a tree

Big brothers heling little brother do his tummy time

Sophie finished working through her entire math book so we went to Sweet Sipz to get a rainbow drink and cookie as a special reward. She is becoming a math wiz!

June 2020 Video Clips

June Roundup

June was a fun month! We made a couple weekend trips to Dallas, but for the rest of the time we were here in Amarillo since Dave is teaching a summer course. Our big trip to Seattle, North Carolina and Dallas (for the third time) will happen later in July and August. Summer will be over when we return, so to make the most of our time here, I created a big calendar of all the activities happening in Amarillo at the library, museum, etc... and then we filled in all the blank spaces with trips to the pool or fun at home, which is what this post covers. We were never bored! 

Building a little golf putting hole at the kids Home Depot workshop.

Charlie making mischief with a smile

The boys helped me clean out the pantry. It looked like so much stuff spread out on the floor, but it all went back on the shelves nicely. If only it would stay this way now... 

 I heard a weird sound while working in the yard and it turned out to be a baby bird that had fallen from it's nest. Sophie had found it and had it cupped in her hands. After sending her inside to wash immediately, we unsuccessfully tried to find his home. Dave ended up taking it to the wildlife refuge so it could grow up somewhere safe. They had received lots of birds recently with all the storms. Good luck little guy - we hope you made it!

Charlie was happy to be reunited with Blue after the laundry was done (his tantrum while Blue was in the dryer is in the video below). 

We had dinner at the elementary school park one night. While I played with the big kids on the playground, Charlie enjoyed a pickle in the swing. 

They just repainted the horse outside Sophie's school. The old one was blue and faded, and this new design was so fun and colorful!

Sophie wanted her picture upside down. I told her that she needed to frown since she was upside down so it would be a smile. This was the best she could do :)

Having a picnic at the splash pad

A table for two at Chick fil A! Sophie was so excited that Emery's family was eating dinner there the same night as us. These girls are the cutest best friends. 

I took my scooter/stroller gang for a morning walk through the neighborhood. It's nice that Davey can now make it the whole way on his scooter instead of having to jump in the stroller. 

We lost Sophie for a minute, but it turns out she was just swallowed by a large bush 

We added a little picnic table to our patio so the kids can eat snack and lunch outside

The hammock can almost always fix a grump Charlie

We found these mini Drumstick ice cream cones at Sams and they have been a fun treat. My grandma used to always have these in her freezer when we would visit - they were my favorite!

Sophie lost her first top tooth! It was a little wiggly when we put her to bed, but then she came out of her room 30 minutes later, tooth in hand. She pulled it out herself!

The kids reminded me that the water table was still in storage so I brought it back down from the attic. It's come in handy several afternoons when a trip to the pool just doesn't work for our schedule. 

Charlie has especially loved it

Emjoying a popsicle break. Then just a few minutes later Charlie dumped his out all over the garage mat. 

I had a coupon for a dozen donuts so we invited some friends to help us eat them!

June Video Clips - not pictured above, but included in the video, Sophie did Vacation Bible School at the Baptist church near our house. She attended with a friend and had a great time making crafts, playing games, learning Bible stories and singing songs about Jesus. She loved it and can't wait to go back next year!