Wow! Quite a month June was. We started off with Josh's temple marriage (Kyle's brother). In case you're thinking to yourself that Hazel's dress is adorable you may want to know that I made it. Cheapest way to get a toddler's dress to match the wedding colors! This hotel was the first time all 4 of us have slept in a room together. Even though it was late (9 o'clock) the kids wouldn't sleep. Kyle left to a "bachelor's party" and I got in bed and pretending to sleep. I was really playing Wheel of Fortune under the covers. It took 10 minutes, but Dillan finally stopped talking to me and to sleep. By the way, Kyle and I looked good too, I don't know why there aren't any pictures of us.
I love it when my kids find alternate uses for their toys. I that often those alternate uses make a big mess. Hazel used this container as a helmet all month. It hold letter magnets that every mom for the last 2 generations has had on their fridge. I got so sick of picking them all up! Hazel was a pretty good helper at putting the letter back in the container, but she was so fast at dumping them out again afterwards.
In June we also celebrate Dillan's half-birthday. His real birthday is 2 weeks before Christmas, so we decided not to celebrate it then. This year we did a joint party with his cousins at a water park. Dillan's first gift was goggles, opened early so he had them for swimming. The park had a section that was 2 feet deep and Dillan was like a fish. He'd go under, swim for a few seconds, come up to drain his goggles and do it again! Here the kids are exhausted after swimming. Hazel loves the water also, I make sure to dunk her under once or twice each time we go and she doesn't mind!
Opening presents. He loved those goggles so much he wore them to church the next day, all 3 hours.
Hazel is riding Dillan's new bike. We wanted to get a bike that was the right size and that Dillan was really excited about, so we took him with us shopping and even bought the bike with him. We told him it was for his cousin and then we left it at his cousin's house for a few weeks until his party. This sweet boy was so excited to pick out a bike and give it to his cousin! The funny thing is, this was the most expensive birthday present he got, and I think it is the least used so far.
One of Dillan's birthday presents was a remote control dump truck. He made this track out of kids encyclopedias. Hazel thought it was the perfect balance beam for her. There was a lot of crying and fits, but they had a lot of fun with this setup!
The end of the Pinewood Derby Saga! Isn't it cool? By itself it wasn't very fast, but it was an Elder's Quorum race, so Kyle didn't have to follow the rules. He tied a string to the motorcycle and pulled it down the track, beating the fastest car.
No, she can't really see.
Another exciting adventure in June, berry picking season started! In one hour we picked 14 pounds of berries. It doesn't look like much because that is an enormous pot, 2 or 3 gallons. The kids loved picking and eating strawberries and playing outside. When we got to the bottom of the strawberries I found several that Hazel had taken a bite out of and put back. Strawberry jam, strawberry fruit leather, fresh strawberries, frozen strawberries...I love it! More berries to come!
Happy Father's Day to Kyle! Dillan cut out most of those letters by himself! Who knew I'd be so proud of him for that? All new skills are something to celebrate! Thank you Kyle for being such a wonderful dad!
Dillan wanted me to make an "Up" button for him. So I did. Then I taped it on him, just like he wanted me to. Then he pressed the button (white circle on his shirt). He didn't go up, the button didn't work as expected, what a let down. Darn physics (and gravity).
I don't know what he is, but it's pretty sweet.
I did her hair for the first time! Because she sat still for the first time ever.
