{"id":8365,"date":"2014-07-16T10:27:59","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T15:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=8365"},"modified":"2014-07-16T10:32:49","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T15:32:49","slug":"emma-and-eli-june-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=8365","title":{"rendered":"Emma and Eli: June 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Strange crew was so excited to welcome summer this year! \u00a0We had a great school year\u2026the highlight of which was bringing home our sweet son on May 9th. \u00a0Summer kicked off with a class party for Emma\u2019s K4 class. \u00a0We were so blessed by Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Lawson this year as they served as Emma\u2019s teacher and parapro. \u00a0Both of these godly ladies invested in our girl this year and we can definitely see how much she has grown. \u00a0The main thing that Emma took from K4 this year was one of Mrs. Evans\u2019 favorite Bible verses\u2026\u201dMy God shall supply all your needs.\u201d Philippians 4:19. \u00a0What a precious gift for Emma to understand at this age!<\/p>\n

The first week of summer, Emma went to All Sports Camp. \u00a0She was exhausted at the end of each day, but she had a blast! \u00a0The last day of Camp, our coach called me and asked me to come to the gym. \u00a0All the kids were playing soccer and Emma had crawled up on a mat to fall sound asleep. \u00a0That\u2019s our girl\u2026either 100 miles an hour or completely sound asleep! \u00a0Emma went with me to a wedding that Saturday for a girl that graduated from NCCS\u2026such a special celebration! \u00a0Clint and I went to a wedding that Sunday for a couple that both graduated from NCCS\u2026always fun to catch up with former students!<\/p>\n

The second week of June was my last week in the office for the 13-14 school year. \u00a0What an incredible year it was! \u00a0We work hard all year\u2026and we play hard when it is time for vacation! \u00a0Our family headed to Destin, Florida early on Saturday, June 14th for a week at the beach. \u00a0Our good friends the Bitners joined us for the first weekend before they headed to Panama City Beach for a baseball tournament. \u00a0God has been so gracious to bless us with their friendship for almost 14 years now!<\/p>\n

The beach was so much fun and exactly what our family needed. \u00a0Eli loved exploring the water and the sand and Emma was so happy to show him around! \u00a0We visited several of our favorite restaurants\u2026The Back Porch, Pompano Joe\u2019s, Don Pedros, Dewey Destin\u2019s (both locations), and the Donut Hole\u2026and a Moe\u2019s of course. \u00a0We loved introducing Eli to all of our favorite spots as we continue to create family traditions! \u00a0Each evening after we put Eli to bed, we also enjoyed some special time with Emma. \u00a0It\u2019s been really important to us to make sure she still feels special as the big sister in our family. \u00a0She is so precious and thoughtful with Eli and has been so incredible throughout this entire transition!<\/p>\n

One day while we were at the beach, we drove over to Panama City to hang out with the Stricklands for a while. \u00a0Clint and Vernon have been best friends for over 20 years and we had so much fun spending time with them. \u00a0Emma and their son Drake were born just one day apart from each other. \u00a0After lunch with the Stricklands, we headed over to meet the Bitners at the baseball field and had a blast watching James and another NCCS student, William, play two baseball games. \u00a0We went back to the hotel for a pizza\/swim party with the team and rolled back into Destin around 10pm.<\/p>\n

After we came home from an awesome week in Destin, I snuck away with some friends for a few days in Hilton Head. \u00a0Clint was so sweet to encourage me to go and I had a wonderful time! \u00a0Very relaxing! \u00a0I drove home from HHI on Wednesday to pick up the rest of the Strange crew and then we drove on to Memphis that night. \u00a0We stayed for 10 days with my sweet sister and her family. \u00a0From Thursday-Sunday, we kept my niece Nora so Katie and JD could go out of town for a few days. \u00a0They are expecting twins this fall and we were so excited they were able to get away. \u00a0They have been so sweet to keep Emma for us several times and we were so happy to return the favor. \u00a0We had a blast with Nora and it was so fun to see Nora and Eli together since he is only 3 months older than she is. \u00a0Of course Emma was a huge help as always!<\/p>\n

Once Katie and JD got back, we had a great week catching up and just hanging out by the pool and visiting some of our favorite Memphis restaurants. \u00a0We also had a blast catching up with some friends and family that we don\u2019t get to see often. \u00a0We celebrated the Fourth at Katie\u2019s with family and then spent all day on July 5th at the lake with Katie and JD before we headed home. \u00a0I think that we definitely made the most of my three weeks off of school! \u00a0I was only home one day\u2026what a blast!<\/p>\n

Over the summer, Emma has been so funny about wanting to dress like Mommy a lot. \u00a0I love it\u2026can\u2019t say that it will last\u2026but I\u2019ll enjoy it for now! \u00a0She even keeps asking me to \u201csave your clothes Mommy so that I can wear them when I grow up.\u201d \u00a0She also still loves watching all of her hairstyling YouTube videos and loves doing anything competitive or creative. \u00a0Eli has grown up so much! \u00a0He is saying several words and has shown us his hilarious little sense of humor. \u00a0We have loved getting to know him and can\u2019t believe he has only been home for a couple of months. \u00a0We didn\u2019t even realize all the fun we were missing out on before he came to live with us!<\/p>\n

June 2014 was a great month full of making lots of fun memories and exploring new adventures. \u00a0I\u2019ve posted several pictures below…<\/p>\n

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