Hank had his Kindergarten graduation at the beginning of June and we kicked off our summer fun with a family trip to the beach. Hank had a blast playing in the water, building sand castles, looking for shells and drawing in the sand. We visited Moody Gardens while we were in the area and really enjoyed the variety there. Hank especially enjoyed the rainforest biome with the brightly colored birds and plants, free-roaming monkeys, iguanas and butterflies. We saw a diner called Big Amos and decided to have lunch there in honor of Hank’s uncle, Amos. We found the food delicious and the chef very fun.
Hank’s cousin, Alyssa, graduated from High School and we went to her graduation party on our way home from the beach. It was great seeing so much family in one place! As always, Hank enjoyed playing with his cousins. The very next week, Hank had a daycamp for the advanced academics program he is in at school. At the camp, he and his peers got to make old-school style arcade games out of recycled objects. Hank made a sort of marble run with a point system depending on where the marble ended up in the game. At the end of the week, the campers had an arcade day and families and friends got to come play all the games and win prizes (that the students made). It was lots of fun and really neat to see what each child came up with.
At the very end of the month, Hank went on a special trip to with GG, Grandad, and his cousins, Ainsley and Dalton. They got to go to the cabin without parents and enjoy “Camp GG and Grandad”. Hank had fun but got a bit homesick – we hear that’s normal for overnight camping. June was a great month and we enjoyed lots of fun hanging out with family and friends, playing at splash pads, going swimming, enjoying some downtime in the air conditioning, reading lots of books, having picnics and just enjoying our little family. Here are some photos in no particular order.
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