We started out on the 1st with the girls' last Atrium/Sunday school class (so sad, now they have to sit with us at Mass until September, BUT they are enjoying our new experiment of sitting in the front row!) and a fun picnic at Harris Lake with my St. Andrew's mom's group. We had perfect weather and it was lots of fun! Anna and I went to a puppet show at the library on the 3rd with friends Caroline and Joshua. We hadn't been to one in awhile, so that was a fun treat. We had neighbor friend Ella over on the 5th and all went to swim lessons that afternoon. We met Aunt Pam, Jimmy, and Danny at the YMCA pool on the 6th, and Uncle Dale, Aunt Maria, and Cole came to spend the night on the 6th on their way to their beach week and stayed until lunchtime on the 7th. It was so great to see them...we miss them so much now that they're back in the Charlotte area!
Speaking of swim lessons, they are going really well. Each girl gets a half hour private lesson a week with a lifeguard at a nearby pool. Her prices are cheaper than the group lessons at the Y, where the kids seem to spend most of the time sitting at the edge of the pool anyway. Erin started from being wild and not listening to Becky at all in May, to swimming about 6 lengths of the pool with help today! Anna still spends the majority of her session running her mouth, adjusting her goggles, and going to the bathroom, but manages to get a little practice kickboarding and jumping in too.
Daddy went to California the week of the 8th, and we ladies stayed busy with our usual routine. I was able to check window washing off my list while Anna played at Ella's house on the 9th, and she came back here on the 11th. We've enjoyed having lots of fun with her this month! We had a nice Father's Day weekend at home, just being together.
Erin had her pre-K graduation on the 20th, and Grandma and Grandpa A. came up for that. Erin did so well with singing the songs and receiving her diploma. It's sad to me that she is done with this class after being there for almost 3 years, especially when I think about all that the teachers have done for her and how much progress she has made, but she is more than ready to move on to her next adventure in kindergarten. She spent each morning in the month of June in a kindergarten class, learning their morning routine and participating in academic work. Towards the end of the month, she didn't want to go and complained a lot, but we think she was a little overwhelmed by the work since the kids were at the end of their year, plus she seemed a little sad about graduating from her class and was also burned out in general. Anyway, we nervously await for her to start The Big K on July 29th and hope we made the right decision by keeping her at Middle Creek!
I got to cash in my Mother's Day gift on the 21st with a trip to the beach with my friend Mary Kathryn. We had a really nice time there and got a nice quiet dinner without any kids! Anna, Ella, her mom, and I went to Marbles on the 23rd, and we played at the YMCA pool with Jimmy that afternoon. Anna and I also met her preschool friend Anna W. and her sisters at the YMCA pool on Wednesday morning. Now that most kids are out of school, that pool has gotten a lot more crowded! We prefer our neighborhood pool; even though it isn't as shallow, it's much less crowded and closer to home - plus, we can have inflatable floats there. Erin's last day of pre-K was the 26th, and we all (except her) cried a little bit over that. Her teachers have been truly phenomenal and are some of the most patient, caring, and creative people I have ever met. They have a very hard job, but seem to do it so easily and are happy doing it!
We ended the month with our big trip to Indianapolis for my cousin Brad's wedding...we drove up on the 27th, had the wedding on the 28th, drove to Cincinnati to see the aquarium on the 29th, and came home on the 30th. So, it was a quick trip, but lots of fun, and the ladies did awesome! They really are good little travelers. We got all our stuff in the Accord, which ended up being nice since it was easier to reach the kids, and of course it gets much better gas mileage. Mommy and Daddy thoroughly enjoyed the aquarium, but the ladies were underwhelmed. They did, however, really like the Crowne Plaza in Indianapolis, which was an old train station and train cars that had been converted into a hotel, as well as the Embassy Suites in Cincinnati complete with happy hour and breakfast buffet. Both hotels had indoor pools that were really big hits too.
So, that was June. I don't have many pictures on the computer, but will upload some from my phone to the Picasa site soon. Bob was off work this past week for his company's shut down and got LOTS of projects done at home, but that will have to wait for July's post, since they happened in July. As I say every year, summer is not my favorite time of the year. Kids wake up early, everyone is tired, and it is so hot! But, this summer has been more fun now that the girls are more independent, and we've really enjoyed our pool time since they are swimming better. We've also had a couple of breaks from the heat and humidity that have really help my morale. July is shaping up to be a great month with both kids out of school and some more laid-back days! The girls have a dance camp this coming week every morning, which we are all pretty excited about...and we plan to have lots more fun together before Erin't first day of kindergarten on the 29th, which she is none too happy about at the moment!
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