Highlights of June 2013

I thought it was going to be a relatively quiet summer with no place to go, but boy has it been busy. We seemed to have quite a few firsts this month. Nevaeh was fully and officially three years old with the attitude to match. She had to start a new Sunday School class at church and was less than thrilled to leave her favorite teachers to join the older kids. Even after a couple of classes, it was still a breakdown. She has never had a problem being left in a class till now. I am praying this is a short-lived battle.

Daddy trying to convince her to stay in class.

 

 

For Father's Day my hubby wanted to show his daughter one of his favorite hobbies- bowling. PTL for the kids bowl free program so now we can go all the time for mere pennies:) Anyway, it was so cute watching her try to lift the heavy ball onto the ramp and push it down with all her might. She thought she was the biggest winner every time she knocked any pins down. She was also the biggest cheerleader for the rest of us. Is it bad that she ended up with a much better score than me? Oh well! There is nothing better to end a great day than with froyo complete with sprinkles and boba balls.

 

                                   

 

 

 

<3 Chippers Lanes <3 TCBY<3

 

Another favorite activity of this summer is the ever classic running in the sprinklers. Of course, since we have a special little girl, we have the jumbo Ariel the mermaid sprinkler ball to run through. This is what true memories are made of.

 

 

Not gonna lie, this momma was too out of breath to blow it up all the way!!

 

 

The next weekend, our neighborhood had its annual movie night out in the park. We watched Mosters Inc in our jammies and made some new friends and ate some popcorn. Good times were had by all.

 

 

 

Our really big excitement for the month was going to the Denver Zoo. It was Nevaeh's first time, and it made it awesome that she was old enough to really enjoy it. She is still talking about it a few weeks later and cannot wait to go again. She loved the penguins, elephants and gorillas the best. Apparently though, bats and snakes are still not safe behind glass and require loud moments of hysteria. My favorite part of the day was that my parents were able to join us as we observed the cutest little girl exuding joy over a new day, new experience. 

As my child, she easily tires of all my               excessive  picture taking, and I can't really blame her.

 

 

 

 

Finally, we are in our third semester of Music Lingua Spanish and we are learning about the ocean. Miss Julie does amazing work at coming up with new activities to keep the short attentions of our little ones. Seriously, who doesn't love a parachute in class? It is definitely always acceptable. Plus, its never a dull moment when you get to dress up like a pirate. We love this class and are learning a lot. 

 

 Yo soy un pirata!!

 Its been an awesome start to the summer, and I can't believe its already a third over. All of these "firsts" have been a blast to witness. These moments are what make the torturous threes worth it, to see the joy as she discovers new facets of life.  I am really excited to see what the rest of the summer holds.