June 2020 Happenings

I have no idea what the official last day of school was but we had final Zoom calls with teachers and turned in final work on June 1st so I called it. To say I was done with the distance learning situation by this point is an understatement. I know the teachers did the best they could with no time to prepare for the situation but working from home while teaching two different grades about drove me to insanity (and wasn't great for the boys either).

June was still filled with plenty of time at home. Making book suggestions for friends, walks around the block, lots of time with the primos, and most exciting for me - I was finally able to get my hair colored again!!!

G-Momma got to spend her Birthday with us and it was so great to get to see her in person.

The boys' music teacher arranged for a virtual piano recital - each student came and recorded their pieces separately and she is going to have them edited together and then have a video release night so if we are free we can all watch at the same time! I made the boys pose for their annual recital picture in the parking lot but for posterity, required them to do it first with the masks they were asked to wear when entering the church.

We celebrated Grandma's Birthday and Father's Day at our house and then the next day celebrated Father's Day at Nonna and Pepe's - with a water slide and lots of time in the pool.

The rest of the month was filled with taking care of the tortoise, working in the garden, the boys being so happy to be back at Sonshine (and Mom being happy to be back in the office), lots of time at the new house making decisions for the very slowly progressing remodel, and Jon's hair getting bigger by the day.

Kieran's Birthday Celebrations

After spending the whole day at Legoland we got up the next morning for the boys' soccer games and then had family over for a Baseball themed Birthday lunch for Kieran. He requested cheeseburgers and French fries for lunch and cupcakes for dessert. He was also absolutely insistent on a Dodgers theme even though they had just lost the World Series.

Sunday was finally Kieran's actual Birthday so I made our traditional Birthday pancakes and he granted me a few pictures with his Birthday crown on. He also got his Birthday gift from Reed and declared now that he's five he will be making his bed!!!

To round out the Birthday celebrations Kieran had his VIP day at school on Monday. Jon and I were both able to go to school to help him celebrate. He loved doing the classroom board and handing out donut holes to his classmates. There was a lot of celebrating over four days but he really loved every minute of it and was so sweet about all of the attention he received.

A September Birthday Luncheon

Even though Reed chose Monterey over a birthday party we still told him we'd do something just family to celebrate and that I would make him Hotwheels cupcakes. We had C, Tio, Lyla, Zach, the Grandparents, and local Great-Grandparents over for a nice lunch. Talking to everyone it seemed like it was easier to do a lunch instead of a dinner and it ended up being really nice spending time with everyone with no rush to leave because they didn't want to drive in the dark or it was approaching bedtime for the kiddos. Reed and Jon were both spoiled with Birthday presents and the kiddos, Jon, and Pepe put on a show for everyone when they played soccer until they were red-faced sweatballs. It was such a wonderful day spent with each other we were so glad we made the effort to get everyone together.