Monday, June 29, 2026

June 2026

 Here is what is happening in June 2026



Sydney Volunteering At Library

Kona Ice



Bowling

Visiting the Doctors Office 

Dinner with Tom and Rebecca


Sleepy after doggy daycare


Meeting a baby pig at a petting zoo

Walking at Stanley Lake for YW


Playing in a rainstorm


Caleb joined the play




Book Club - Right before Cameron's Mission

BOGO line at Chipotle during World Cup





Book Club Meeting. - June 2026

Kingston Neutering Surgery

Hamburger head

Cuddling with Dad during recover
















 Poor Sydney, prepping for the unknown and the inevitable Trek-nado 2026 





 well, as June 2026 comes to a close, holy cow, there have been some major key things happening.

The start of June started off really nice and light. London started summer school, which was really fun. We were also carpooling with the Manoa family. It was really nice because they would pick her up in the morning, and I would pick him up.

One key thing that was different this year for summer school is that we then have to drive all the way to the BHMS. We finally were able to get on a bus list, so we were able to drop him off at Emerald Elementary School, and then if they got dropped there, it was so much nicer.

Sydney also started her first round of volunteering, which was such a fun experience, mostly because it made her learn to be really flexible and work with a lot of different people. It also meant that she started really riding her bike there to and from for the first time. It was a really big adjustment, but it also gave her a lot of sense of independence, which was really nice.

We went to a really fun free doggy fair and got some free cone ice. We spent a lot of time outside. Kingston has been loving all the extra walks since the girls take him on walks, and Tyson and I take him on walks. It's just nice to go and explore new places in the nice weather.

We went bowling, 
went to the dentist, 
had dinner with Tom and Rebecca, 
did activities for young women's at Stanley Lake. 
There were also several really cool rainstorms, and Tyson and the girls spent amazing time outside playing. 
We did book club and got to say goodbye to Cameron, who left on her mission. 
The World Cup was also happening, and so that meant a lot of freebies. 
We did a BOGO at Chipotle, s
pent some time with the Blakley's, and got to spend a few nights over there. 
Poor Kingston got neutered but made it just fine from there.

We found a cool new VR place and got to play there. 
We also painted our house and replaced three windows. This was a long time coming. The window that was in London was the window she broke three weeks after moving into the house 12 years ago, so it's been a long time coming, but we are thankful that it got done.

London got to finish summer school and got to hang out with some friends she met there. 

Poor Sydney also got to experience what we're calling Trek NATO, where terrible weather and literally three tornadoes touching down near the campsite cost them the trek team, and they had to come home after 24 hours.

As we're finishing up June 2026, holy cow, there was a lot of things that happened, and we are grateful for them, and we're excited for July 

Sunday, May 31, 2026

May 2026

 


































We made it through May 2026, and it’s been a lot of fun. The biggest events were the graduations. We were able to attend Juliana’s law school graduation at CU Boulder and Sydney’s eighth-grade graduation, and both were really fun and inspiring. 

The weather was really good, and we were able to spend a lot of time outside. Mr. Kingston joined us for a lot of fun activities, including cleaning the church and going to the park. We also started exploring our usual walking paths, and I loved it.

Tyson spent some time again trying to revive our very dead grass. After a hard winter, it’s looking really good so far.

The girls and I were able to hit the pool for the first time. We also had a bunch of appointments after school ended:
  • Dentist
  • Ortho
  • Annual checkups
  • Eye doctor
We were able to use our free passes to go to the Main Event to bowl and play games, and that was really fun. London had her choir concert, and she did great.  Tyson also asked me to make sure I include that the girls left Kingston out of the kennel when we went to church, and he had an unfortunate pooping accident. We genuinely think it was because he wasn’t feeling well.  but Tyson also wants me to include the fact that it's all my fault (because I am a softie and like to leave him out of his kennel when we leave)