June Smiles

June was a busy month.  We started the month by attending Pops in the Park, a tradition we've had for a long time.  We took a picnic supper and enjoyed the music.  The cannons firing during the 1812 Overture was Phillip's favorite part.

We had fun getting together to celebrate both Phillip's 64th birthday and Father's Day.

Rachel gave him beef jerky that she made in her dehydrator.  He enjoyed that.

Jason and Jennifer fixed their famous ribs.  He enjoyed that, too.

Laura and Hannah enjoyed some "sister time."  They're both so busy that they don't get to spend much time together anymore.

Jonas tried on a couple of hats.  The boy likes hats.

Lilly lost a tooth.

Lucy and Jimmy got their pictures taken.  

We saw a rainbow.

Phillip and Jonas hoed the corn patch.

 One of my favorite June events:  Sam's Birthday!  This year we got to give him his gifts in person.  I can't believe our Samuel Paul is 6 years old!

We hosted a wedding shower for Michael and Laura.  Emily and Jaclyn were able to come from Virginia, which made it very special, indeed.  They received some nice gifts and one rock.  Of course, there was a nice gift card attached to the rock.  It was from Rachel.  Our family is like that sometimes, giving a rock as a wedding present, but we love one another anyway.

We went to Carolina Beach for a few days.  The ice cream at Squiggley's was really good. 

 The weather was perfect and the beach wasn't crowded at all.

We came home to a bountiful garden.  Hopefully, these are only the first of many more quarts of beans we'll can.  There are more to pick next week, and Phillip planted more yesterday.

And that was June, busy but fun.