June

Scott's been slipping away to a quiet room to read.

When school let out, we started a summer morning routine. One of the steps was a "special chore" that doesn't get done regularly, like dusting the shutters

or washing the glass doors.

Perry loves helping. For the most part, having him clean with us at least prevents him from undoing our efforts while we're working.

Crashed on the way to a swim lesson.

We tried a different beach one day, Rio Del Mar, which has close, free parking and bathrooms.

Good thing he had his jacket on to keep warm.

Reading again. He's an addict. John was frustrated with Scott one day for ignoring us because he was so absorbed in his book and I said it's exactly what I did for many years, so he comes by it honestly.

Jonah on the hardwood. I really thought he'd outgrow the floor sleeping by this point.

Yoga in the morning.

Getting some good stretches.

Strawberry fingers.

One of the girls who babysits for us also works at her neighborhood pool, where she's allowed to bring guests. So when she was working a shift we'd try to go by and get some practice in.

So much fun did them in.

We took my dad to the city for his birthday. He wanted to go to the beach across from Candlestick Park where he used to go with Ricky.

It was really run down and smelled terrible.

We high tailed it out of there.

And went to the Sutro Baths.

Which was lovely. It was a really nice day for San Francisco.

We went on a little hike and down the cave tunnel.

I've never walked all the way down before because it makes me so nervous, but I had to make sure Perry stayed alive.

Then I made them leave asap with the promise of lunch on the way home. Then we dropped my dad off before traffic got too bad.

Big kid at the park.

The boys had an end of year pot luck for tball at the park by our house.

The coach gave them a medal and a poster.

They loved playing with their teammates one more time.

That's how I feel about working out, too, Perry.

Jonah wrapped the present and wrote the card for my dad's gift.

Perry loves to copy. I love when he doesn't even realize he's not doing it the same way.

Perry was enamored with the bubble show at the library.

Miranda's housemates taught the boys swim lessons in their complex pool. They made more progress in a half hour of private lessons than 4 weeks at the community center last year.

Perry vegged with John in the hot tub or swam laps with me.

All showered and ready to go.

A few days I substituted at the summer school program where I taught a few years before having kids. Perry went to a friend's house, but I brought the big boys and they went to my mom's K-1 class. 

They were so attentive and well-behaved.

We were there for free pizza and popsicle day.

Jonah said he had fun, but was very tired. Good practice for kindergarten!