Where did June go?

Looking back at my blog, I realized there were so many things that happened in June that I didn't even comment on.

Julia ended her school year with a bang! She seemed to have endless field trips--she went to Hershey Park twice with band and her gifted class. She also went to Sandy Hill recreation area and Gettysburg with her 8th grade class . Lucky duck. (I wasn't so lucky, because I had to foot the bill :( ) Julia also received many awards at the Award Ceremony for band, choir, honor roll, perfect attendance, and the Presidential Award for Educational Excellence. She also came in second in the school poetry slam and won a gift card to Barnes and Noble--woo hoo! I'm so proud of all her hard work this year with ALL the things she was involved in.

Anna was mostly busy with friend parties and appointments. The highlights of her month though were definitely going to our church's temple for the first time and also going to a week long overnight church camp with her sister. They LOVED both experiences. Anna did perfectly fine at camp and has lots of fun memories. I can't believe I have another young woman in my home.

The "quarters" at Girls Camp

Eliza spent her month of June going to friends homes, having lots of school parties and getting a lot of one-on-one mom time while her sisters were at camp. She also got to spend a day with her cousin Christie who moved here the end of June to Philadelphia.

Mom and Dad just spent the month, chauffering them to all their events. But we did have our own fun in the midst of it all. Besides our getaway trip, we also were able to go with some friends to enjoy the comedian Brian Regan. He was very clean and hilarious. A rare combination nowadays. Google him online if you want a good laugh. His most famous act is the "Epitome of Hyperbole". We also were able to participate in the eternal marriage and sealing of the Cruz family. It was so sweet and we enjoyed celebrating this day with them. It was quite the chaotic day though. My niece was moving in to her apartment that day, the girls were returning from Girl's Camp, and we hosted a six hour fiesta in the midst of it all. A very long day, but a very good one.

Alex, Cristina, Eulogio, and Cristian Cruz at the temple

Our backyard fiesta