A few more June pictures

A couple Julia pictures...

In early June, Ben, Chloe, & Gracie went to Knoebel's (a kid-friendly amusement park near us). I was sick, so Julia & I stayed home. They had a great time, so we definitely need to go back again when we can all go.

Chloe loses her first tooth!

Chloe finally got her first loose tooth at the end of June (after months of wishing and trying to see if they were starting to get wiggly). On June 28th, she decided it was annoying enough that she wanted it pulled. (She also was enticed by the promise that the tooth fairy would bring her a gold dollar coin if she did). So, Ben tied a string around it (it took a couple tries because it kept slipping off), and then Chloe pulled and out it came!!

She was so proud to have lost a tooth, and wrote a little note to the tooth fairy. She's been so excited to show off her gold coin that the tooth fairy brought her.

Strawberry Picking & Father's Day

June in PA means it's time to go pick strawberries. Chloe & Gracie are both pretty good at it. Julia this year tried to "help" pick also. She found some good ripe berries, but she'd take a bite out of them before she put them in the bucket. I found quite a few half-eaten strawberries as I was cutting them up.

On Father's Day weekend, we went to a train-themed mini-golf place that's not too far from us (apparently we're making this our Father's Day tradition, since the last time we went was last year on Father's Day). We had a fun time riding the train, playing mini-golf, and eating ice cream.

Playing mini-golf. Julia kept chasing down the balls, picking them up, and handing them back to us. We had to keep track of where the ball had stopped so we'd know where to start our next putt from.

The girls making silly faces while we waited for the next hole to open up...

Watery Fun in June

We've had a few opportunities to play in the water already this summer (in spite of the cooler & rainier than average June that we've had this year).

At the Promenade fountains. This is one of the girl's favorite activities in the summer. They love to go see the Family summer movie at the Movie Theater, have lunch with Ben, and then go play in the fountains.

Here are the girls swimming at our friends house. They have a great pool where we love to go swimming.


And our 3rd summer water place is the lake near our house. The girls have a great time playing in the sand and playing in the water (even when it's COLD).

What a difference a (school) year makes

Chloe on her first day of 1st grade vs. Chloe on her last day of 1st grade!

Chloe had a great year of school this year. She really made some major advancements, especially in her reading. She now can sit down and read most any kid book. It's amazing to see her loving to read, and is especially special to watch her reading to Gracie & Julia.