Tuesday, June 30, 2020

A New Kind of June

Besides our amazing beach trip, this June was unusual with the lack of normal summer activities.
The kids got creative in the kitchen, including now being able to make their own breakfast (smoothy covered bananas with sprinkles anyone?), which they enjoyed.
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The littles, also, created a "circus".
Which included a snack break...
and a clown full of jokes.
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Momma got a morning out....
for a bit of pampering.
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Ezra got the sweetest little gift in the mail...
from his teachers.  Since we were out of town for the in person delivery, the mail it was.
We are so very thankful for his amazing teachers this year!
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Sweet 4-year-old friend birthday at the park.
I would say the angel food cupcakes were a hit.
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More creations from the kitchen.
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Another performance time at my parent's house.
Complete with prizes thrown to the audience.
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Most mornings I am able to enjoy the beautiful weather with my Creator.
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Homemade pizza night with friends.
And I, again, only got midway eating pictures.
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So proud of my one my great friends who got her gym up and running, despite the crazy times.  Ashley is one hard working amazing lady!
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Father's day we kicked offed with a big breakfast on the back porch.
Many cards...
and art work.
Beach took his truck out for a ride....always a favorite for him.
The littles got a ride around the neighborhood as well.
which they were very excited about.
Blessed with such a hard working, loving daddy!
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My sisters and I got to spend time with our own dad with dinner, dessert and game night.  Taking a picture proved challenging for Lauren, as she was continuously "loved" on by their large puppy.
But we managed to get one decent picture!  We oh so love our dad and are thankful for his growing gracious heart!
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Shiloh asked to hold my phone to take a picture of this interesting fella.
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Sweet time at a good friend's birthday! 
I was so busy talking....these were the only pictures I captured.
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The kids have had fun with their virtual camp and the girls are learning to sew...starting with making their own pillows.
The teacher was awesome, despite the challenge of having to do so virtually (also, the room was pretty messy at the time).
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While at family dinner one night, the girls came up with a fun "game" in which they had contestants guess the Oreo stuffing flavor.
The "flavors" were ones that they came up with (like ketchup, toothpaste, mayonnaise, etc.).  It brought a lot of laughter (and disgusted noises)!
Despite it not being a normal June, the kids did find ways to keep it lively!

Friday, June 5, 2020

Beach Trip 2020 (Part 3)

During our last full day of our family vacation, the littles that had yet see the nature preserve wanted to check out what they had been missing.
Little crabs everywhere to observe.
All my kids still enjoy holding hands and their Grands so much!
At one of the docks we took some time to watch the boats drive by.
I could almost get them to look at me for a picture.
Dad was able to capture a selfie of us all!
Back at "home", Zoe's turn for finishing up her school work, and she had a morning conference with her teacher.
Then we all headed back out to the beach.
Tide pools are my favorite!
Attempted a family photo before we headed in for the day.  Ezra wasn't feeling it...so it was just us with our girls.
And a few more!
3 generations of love!
The girls wanted to stay out a bit more, and being our last day it wan't hard to convince me! The had so much fun playing with one another, and it brought joy in my heart to watch them.  Zoe found an interesting sea creature.
I also wanted to take a couple of sister shots as well. 
I pray that they will always be close and look out for one another!
My sweet little beauties!
Post shower snuggles with Gramy.
After dinner we went to watch the sun set.
Dad practiced more selfie times.
Some bad lighting but adorable smiles!
Even got Mom even there for one picture, but Ezra's attention couldn't be torn away from the boat docking.
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The next day after we cleaned and packed up, I had to get one more little beach fix.
A little walk to breathe in the salt air, as we said farewell to the ocean.
However, we weren't quite ready to head home.  We had a stop at Vereen Memorial Gardens nearby where we had a picnic lunch.
And checked out more of the beauty of the cost.
This park had a unique feature of having an oyster wishing tree.
We added on to the fun.
It was interesting to see some of the creativity left behind.
My tree climbing monkey.
One more picture with my love with my ridiculous sunglasses. 
Then we headed out of town.  However, being national donut day, it called for one last stop when we saw a Krispy Kreme.
Lots of smiles for such a rare treat!
So very thankful for these few days to get away and enjoy being together with another fabulous beach week!