June!

June is over, and that means that Erin's kindergarten year is done!  June has been a tough year for her the past four years that she's been in year-round school because it feels like summer and Anna is out of school (the past two years that Anna has been in school).  So, it sometimes feels like a long, frustrating month.  At least this year Erin liked going to kindergarten so she didn't fight the last month quite as bad as she did in pre-K. Anyway, we started out the month with our usual routine, including Field Day for Erin's school on Friday the 5th.  We were very lucky and got a nice cool, cloudy day and had lots of fun, even Anna who jumped right in with the big kids.  We had a fun day on the 6th with Erin's gymnastics, neighborhood pool party, and a fun dinner out for Mommy and Daddy to a tapas place in Durham (Mateo).

The rest of the weekend - and other weekends lately - Bob spent working on his project of rerouting the gas log fireplace vent through the roof as opposed to out the back wall of the family room, where the sharp aluminum buffer box was a source of danger to people walking by on the porch.  The project is nearly completed, despite a snafu related to modified air flow not hitting the thermocouple properly.  That was adjusted, and now we await the final washing and coat of paint on the new siding.

The following week was more of the same, plus my monthly neighborhood Bunco night and a playdate with my moms group from St. Andrew.  I also went to a fun baby shower for neighbor Karen and the girls had swim lessons on Saturday the 13th.

The week of the 15th was the week we had all been waiting for this summer - The Week of Anna's Dance Camp.  We showed up to Holly Springs School of Dance on Monday morning, fully expecting Pretty Princess dance camp, only to be crushed when nobody was there.  The owner got back to me saying that the camp had been canceled, but we never were notified, nor did we get a refund.  This has happened to us before, so we cried all the way home and I did some research.  Thankfully, Main Street Dance in Fuquay happened to be having not one, but two camps the same week for her age group, so she went Tuesday-Friday.  It was cheaper than Holly Springs and was 3 hours per day instead of 2, so it was a winner all-around!  The girls there were wonderful, and Anna had a ball.



 Anna continued her fun week with friend Weston's birthday party on Saturday the 20th, and Erin also had her end-of-year gymnastics show that morning, even though her class continues through July.  We wished Daddy a happy Father's Day on the 21st, and enjoyed some fun family time together.



The last week of June was a little more busy, with more swim lessons, dentist appointment, my 6-week summer book club, and Bob took a trip to Boston for 3 days.  I also volunteered at Erin's class and we had friends Oliver and Ike over for a little while so their dad could go to a meeting.  Anna and I had another moms group playdate on Friday, then Erin's class end-of-year celebration was that afternoon.  Daddy made a surprise early appearance from Boston so he could be at the show!  The kids did a great job of singing, and the teachers had a really sweet slide show of pictures.  Erin had her little friend Alyssa and her family over to our pool after the class party, so it was a really fun day for her!






Erin's actual last day was Tuesday the 30th, which I think she was a little sad about, but was also more than ready for her break.  We are so happy to have her home, and she's started to make comments that sound like she was sad to have missed the fun at home with me and Anna, so now that won't happen any more that they will finally be on the same school schedule!  Her kindergarten year was both what I expected and not what I expected...but she did well and loved school, and that's what matters most!  We are super excited for next year!



Our super fun family beach week happened in July, so unless I get motivated to do a separate post, you all will have to hold your breaths and wait for that one!