What happened to June?

What have you been up to this summer?

Now that summer's in full swing, and 1/3 over, I thought I'd share a few things we did in June. From most to least recent - here it is:

Ryan finished the spring soccer season and received a trophy. OK, everyone received a trophy, but not everyone was this proud of it. Ryan's record for the season - 1 almost goal. He was standing close to the net, someone kicked the ball toward him and it bounced off his leg.

Erin's smile before ...

and after braces.

We went to the North Shore for a long weekend. We hiked a 1/2 mile in the rain to High Falls - the highest falls in Minnesota, or so we were told. We later heard that High Falls is actually in Canada - or maybe the trail goes into Canada. Either way, it starts at the Minnesota Welcome Center and although we intended to stay in the US, I don't believe it actually turned out that way.

We spent some time at Grand Portage, an 1800s trading post.

Of course, we had smores by a bonfire every night.

And feeding the birds. This was probably the highlight of the trip for the kids. As soon as they started tossing the bread, the birds came swarming in. They even fed a couple geese and goselings.

Last day of school. Can't believe it - Erin will be a 4th grader in the fall and Ryan will start kindergarten!

Kindergarten Olympics. This is a great tradition that St. Mike's has. The kindergarteners and pre-kindergarteners get together for a morning of games at the park. The games include gunny sack races, frisbee golf, a soccer shoot out and tug of war. At the end, everyone receives a gold medal. It's a great way to end their kindergarten, and pre-kindergarten (as in Ryan's case) year.

Yep - that pretty much sums up our June. I think the rest of the summer will be much quieter - at least I hope so!

Hope you're having a happy and safe summer!