June is almost over so it’s time for another month in review. June was all about summer break, Covid, and our trip to Niagara Falls / NJ. Here’s what we’ve been up to.
Daily Life
The older kids got back from their youth group trip and Gabbie brought Covid back with her. I caught it a few days later and Dave got it a week after I did. Zachary had cold symptoms but had already had Covid in January, so we’re not sure if he had it again. He started working and he turned 15. We got ready for our trip and we went! I will hopefully edit photos and start posting about it soon. Gabbie left for her big summer adventure on Monday, while the rest of us flew back home.
Birthdays and Holidays
First up was Shavuot, which was when Gabbie was recovering and I got sick. Then we had Zachary’s birthday. I had to send Gabbie to buy his cake! Father’s Day was when we flew to Buffalo and headed to Niagara Falls, so it was sort of a non event. Oops.
Part of our trip was celebrating Dave’s parents’ respective 80th birthdays. We had a big family party! Photos to come.
(from the night before the party!)
School / Camp
No school or camp this month – well Gabbie did work at the day camp for a few days before we left for our trip. And while on our trip we visited two colleges – more on that soon too!
Activities
There wasn’t much in the way of activities this month. Gabbie had her competition team tryouts which I guess is just a formality at this point! We went to the pool a few times. In NJ, Simon hung out with Grandpa while the older kids went to NYC, and did a ropes course. He also went indoor sledding with his cousins.
Travel
As mentioned, we headed to Niagara Falls last week. We visited Toronto as well. Our family is in NJ and we also were in NYC.
Health / Fitness
I had my mammogram and they said it hasn’t changed so I don’t have to do anything other than come back in a year. Phew. Then I got Covid so my fitness has been way down this month. I did run but not very often! I also didn’t run at all while we were away. I’m scared to weigh myself now!
TV
I’ve been catching up on Good Trouble and next I plan to watch The Bold Type, which I was also behind on.
Books
I read a ton in the early part of this month and less so while we were away. I shared the first half of my June reading here and I’ll share my favorites of the month on Friday. Of course, you can always see book reviews and more on my Instagram!
Photography
Here are my last few photos for 52 Frames – weeks 21 – 25!
[inspired by a photographer]
[everything in focus – was chosen for the 52 Picks album]
[triangular composition]
[shoot from above]
[guess what it is]
Blog
My new server isn’t full but I do have trouble adding photos at times. They aren’t too big but I guess I have to make them even smaller for it to work the right way. In case you missed it, check out my posts about vacationsand dream travel locations.
Coming Up
July will be interesting with Gabbie away and preparing to send Simon for two weeks of sleepaway camp! He will also be doing a week of day camp and Zachary will continue his summer job.
How was your June?
