I really like the month of June. Period.
Sunshine. Birthdays. Beach. Flowers. Anniversaries. New Life. Love.
JUNE
Just what a lovely time this is, the sun is getting warm,
Up and about working hard, the bees begin to swarm. Now is the start of summer, a time for feeling great,
Every day to play this month, so excited, just can’t wait.
*(taken from SilverliningPoetry.com)
At the beginning of June, our family took at trip to Boone/Banner Elk/Blowing Rock, NC. We met our dear friends Betsey and Brandon Rodgers at a condo in the development Echota on the Ridge. It is near all three towns...very centrally located between them each one. We spent a weekend immersed in God's beauty. The mountains were so green and lush. We ate yummy food, swam in the pool, window shopped, enjoyed friendship, and laughed! It was their first time meeting Sarah Grace...and she loved them! :)
Echota - June 4-6, 2010
Betsey and Brandon brought SG her own camera!
Outside our condo on the deck...beautiful!
Swimming in the heated pool--the mountains are chilly!
Group picture...until we meet again...
On our way home from the mountains...
Sarah Grace is a CUBS fan!
Sarah Grace's 1st CAR WASH! June 7, 2010
Daddy showed her how to "scrub" - she got right to work!
Cinderella Sarah Grace...she's learning to help out around the house!
She likes to help load/unload the dishwasher, check the mail (at the real mailbox and her toy mailbox), feed Daisy, water the plants, clean up her toys, and cook dinner! SG is really observant and likes to mimic how Mama and Daddy do things...precious!
Our dear friends Chris and Georgeanna Wiest are having their THIRD baby. Instead of a traditional baby shower (since they already have one girl and one boy), the have a "Gender Reveal Party" on June 19, 2010. Georgeanna had the ultrasound tech write BOY or GIRL on a card, seal it in an envelope, and then gave it to her friend...so only the friend knew. The friend made a cake - - and the inside, the cake, was either BLUE or PINK. Well we had a wonderful lunch/shower at Olive Garden and then it was cake time! They cut the cake and...it was blue...IT'S A BOY!
We were so honored to share in their special day!
We were so honored to share in their special day!
Christi, Georgeanna (the mommy of baby #3), and Abby (Christi's college roommate)
Caleb, Jack, Sarah Grace, and Georgeanna
Sarah Grace has a little crush on their son Caleb...they were playing "handsies" - instead of "footsies" -- it is a baby thing...we don't understand!
Happy Father's Day to our fathers and grandfathers and all the wonderful father figures in our lives!!!
Oma and Opa (Carolynn and John) came to spend Saturday night (June 19th) with us. John went to church with us while Carolynn stayed at home to play with SG. We had Chinese food for lunch and played with SG. Then they had to get back home shortly after lunch...we didn't even get a picture on Father's Day with Opa John! Oh well...we were happy to spend time with them.
Aunt Carrie, Gramps, JoePa, Christi, and Sarah Grace
Happy Father's Day to Daddy Jack...he amazes us daily with his kind heart, hardworking attitude, love, generosity, time, service to the Lord, and the fact that he's a true kid at heart...he's just an all around fun Dad and we love him!
Doctor Daddy Jack reading Sarah Grace a bedtime story. SG had just given Jack his Father's Day gifts!
FIRST OFFICIAL DAY OF SUMMER - JUNE, 21, 2010
Sarah Grace and Mommy celebrated the start of summer in the pool!
