{"id":9213,"date":"2015-07-09T19:22:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T00:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=9213"},"modified":"2015-07-09T19:24:15","modified_gmt":"2015-07-10T00:24:15","slug":"emma-and-eli-june-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=9213","title":{"rendered":"Emma and Eli: June 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We love summer! \u00a0Once the school year wraps up, we love jumping right into summer and all that means for the Strange crew\u2026swimming, playing outside, trying fun restaurants, vacation, slower pace, loose schedules, fun, and TIME together! \u00a0The first week of June was packed with most of those things. \u00a0The second week of June was crazy around here because Clint had to go out of town for work, it was my last week in the office for the school year, and it was VBS week at church. \u00a0It was totally nuts\u2026but we had a blast! \u00a0Fortunately the week went by quickly because we always miss Daddy when he is gone. \u00a0He is definitely the glue that keeps things rolling around here! \u00a0In a shameless effort to gain cool parent points, I did take the kids out for donuts before church while Daddy was gone.<\/div>\n
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All of this led up to my favorite week of June\u2026family vacation! \u00a0We normally head to Destin, but we switched things up this year and headed to Hilton Head instead. \u00a0We are so glad we did\u2026we had so much fun! \u00a0We stayed in Sea Pines right near Salty Dog and we will definitely do that again. \u00a0We all loved riding bikes, playing on the beach, hanging at the pool, eating at Salty Dog several times, and everything else that Hilton Head had to offer for the four of us. \u00a0So much fun! \u00a0Emma discovered on this trip that she really likes friend shrimp\u2026like several meals worth! \u00a0And\u2026she lost her first tooth! \u00a0How cool is that?? A tooth fairy visit at the beach! \u00a0We consulted with Tooth Fairy friends and settled on $5 for the first tooth and $2 for each additional tooth. \u00a0Somewhat of a lucrative revenue stream for the early elementary kids! \u00a0Eli had an absolute blast at the beach! \u00a0Last year he had only been home for a month and all he wanted to do was eat all the sand. \u00a0This year he was much more into jumping waves, jumping into the pool, jumping off the stairs, and anything else that involved jumping! \u00a0The best part of our vacation was doing whatever we wanted whenever we wanted. \u00a0We had a blast and can\u2019t wait to go back soon!<\/div>\n
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The last week in June, we hung around Acworth and did a lot of local fun things. \u00a0We went to the driving range early one morning and stayed until we almost melted. \u00a0We painted an American Flag on a canvas and did a few other home projects. \u00a0Emma had her sweet friend Ella over for a sleepover\u2026the first one for both girls with a friend. \u00a0Emma and I helped make MUST lunches at church and the whole fan went roller skating one evening..Eli\u2019s first time! \u00a0Both kids did great with it\u2026but they\u2019ve got work to do to catch up with Roller Derby Champs Mom and Dad (who can skate pretty awesome backwards to be as big a guy as he is!).<\/div>\n
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We celebrated at Chuck E Cheese with our good buddy Jack as he turned 6. \u00a0That puts him one year closer to him and Emma getting married. \u00a0It was fun to reminisce on lots of fun adventures together as we celebrated Jack and had a lot of fun with other friends from school. \u00a0After the party, we hit the road to Memphis to spend my third and final week of summer vacation in Memphis with my sister and her family. \u00a0We had a great time with JD, Katie, Nora, Simon, James, my Mom, Kevin, and Marina. \u00a0My sister has a pool and that is usually our favorite part of visiting in the summer since Emma and Eli both loves to swim! \u00a0They also love Aunt Katie\u2019s diving board and jump off it over and over again! \u00a0We stayed with them through the Fourth and had a lot of fun catching up with everyone and doing some Memphis things that we haven\u2019t done in a while. \u00a0We don\u2019t go to Memphis much, but when we do, we love eating at our favorite places and catching up with friends. \u00a0It was a really great way to spend my last week off!<\/div>\n
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Over the month of June, it\u2019s been so evident that Emma and Eli have grown up so much these past few months. \u00a0Eli is getting really great about using the potty and his conversational skills have improved a ton! \u00a0He is so hilarious and all of us love the crazy faces that he makes. \u00a0He\u2019s a little ham! \u00a0Emma continues to love reading and math and is so excited about working through her first chapter book this summer. \u00a0I like to read with a highlighter\u2026Emma does too. \u00a0I love when she does stuff like that. \u00a0A great reminder that kids are always watching!<\/div>\n
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Clint and I are so grateful for these brief snatches of time where we can spend time together just as a family enjoying each other\u2019s company and making memories that will last a lifetime. \u00a0Some of those are huge adventures, but so many more of them are simply the day to day ordinary things of life where God shows us so much of His glory revealed through His faithfulness to us. \u00a0Happy Summer!<\/div>\n
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