{the girls watching the Zamboni before skating lessons // Fitz’s bedhead from one of his many (sicky naps) // FINALLY feeling better + this kid loves the swings}
{Daph with a tiny flower behind her ear // crazy hair day at school for Eloise – there were about 9 ponies! // Fitz was trying to get “in” this little Barbie jeep (our friends have a “real” Barbie jeep like this and the kids ADORE it) and he kept saying “IN! IN!”}
{Fitz has never met a sandbox he doesn’t like + will also 100 percent steal all available shovels // riding in a car // mini golf!}
{mini golf with our nephew Teddy (visiting from Indy) // enjoying some cotton candy at a school play date // the mini golf crew}
{CHEESE! // oh these two – do you think we’ll end up with three kids in glasses? // summer is for bubbles}
{on our first official day of SUMMER I managed to get all three kids to the Zoo! it’s the first time I have been with them by myself because of the pandemic + I’m not gonna lie I was pretty proud of myself!}
{finally getting some sun in Seattle! // this bub got his first COVID vaccine + was the bravest // lunch on the back deck}
{Fitz + his beloved broom – he loves to “sweep”! // these littles doing coloring together while Eloise was at Girl Scout Camp // holding hands by their favorite garage door in the neighborhood – can you be any cuter?}
{cousins! this is the first time Fitz has ever met one of his cousins – hello pandemic baby – and he was OBSESSED with Teddy who came out to stay in Seattle for a month. Teddy mostly stayed with Ben (his other Seattle uncle) but for his last week, he got to stay with us + the kids were SO excited!}
Holy moly, I can’t believe June is over. And also, it only finally feels like summer since we had so much rain and cold though the entire month. The girls really only got out of school half-way through June, so summer is still hoppin’ around here!
And we managed to survive our first week of summer camps for the girls (I sprinkled a few throughout the summer so we can make sure they still have a chance to be bored!) and it was such a success! Other than the stress of needing to get both of the girls to camp by 9 am on different sides of town with one car, it went swimmingly. Daph was so excited about soccer camp that I signed her up for soccer lessons starting at the end of this week, and Eloise adored Girl Scout camp which provided her with endless activities for an entire week (she starts Girl Scouts this fall with a Troop and is pee-in-your-pants excited!).
This past month has felt more normal than any other month since the Before Times. Which, as much as it brings me (social) anxiety, it’s been really great for everyone, including me. We have been so isolated for so long that seeing friends + neighbors and engaging in the community has been the best. Looking forward to the rest of summer!
Happy July!
M