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Friday Favorites June Edition

I cannot believe the month of June is almost over.That means, we have been on summer break for practically a month already and that school will start in about 6 weeks. I have been enjoying time with the kids even though they sometimes drive me crazy and we have had a lot of quality time playing board games, going on outings and playing the Nintendo switch.

Our Garden

I have finally found a few plants that will survive my lack of care (actually, my mother in law has been watering them). But I am really enjoying the sunflowers I planted. We have a couple of lavender plants as well as few other plants that were gifted to my mother in law. They make for a nice backdrop for pictures and just look so pretty from the street. The sunflowers are like a ray of sunshine.

Our first bike ride of the season

We still need to buy a 6 bike rack for the van but at a cost of close to $1000 I am not too much in a hurry. So we have bought our neighbors’ rack for $50 and will stick 2 bikes in the van and take two cars to our destination. Our first bike ride was kind of a flop since it rained but makes me look forward to better planned ones.

Sunrise

I went running before 7 a couple weeks ago and enjoyed the beautiful sunrise. I am inconsistent with my runs but at least am moving every day. This particular morning was perfect.

Camping with the boys

The 3 youngest and I camped in our backyard in our 3 person tent we found on sale at Dick’s Sporting Goods. It fits the 2 nugget mattresses perfectly making for a comfy night. No bugs came in which was a plus. We will have to do this again. Here is our view from the tent to the house.

What have you been enjoying this summer?

A bientôt!

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22 Comments

  • Nancy

    It hasn’t been the best June month weather wise over here. But we have been able to have a bbq a few times. We haven’t cycled that much either, to little time, these are busy months for Gerben. I hope you get to enjoy the summer months a lot, they pass way to quick!

    • mimifce

      Yes, sounds like Gerben has been busy! We have grilled out a lot but have not done as much of other things we usually do.

  • Joanne

    It’s always amazing to me just how fast the time flies by! We’ve never owned a bike rack that holds enough bikes for us all either and I have been known to shove one in the back of my car a time or two… not the best option but it works for the very few tmes we’ve gone bike riding.

    • mimifce

      We like to bike a lot so we eventually will need to invest in one. Our little set up should work for the next 6 months or so!

    • mimifce

      Yes: I am trying to help the boys make some memories: I will have to do it again with them soon.

    • mimifce

      It wasn’t so bad! I did think of the couple of different animals that might creep up so i kept the lights on the porch. My main thing though seriously is bugs adn we did a good job not letting any in!

  • Amy

    Looks like a fun month. Love your flowers! I really would love to go bike riding but it seems like such a huge initial expense, between the bikes, bike rack, etc. Someday!

    • mimifce

      We biked dowtown today and ate by the railroad tracks then the boys had ice cream before we rode back home. It was fun!

  • Carrie @ Curly Crafty Mom

    Beautiful photos! Your garden looks so lovely. I would love a bike eventually… I do mostly running for exercise and I always see people on bikes and I think about how much more I could explore faster by bike! Lol!

    Carrie
    curlycraftymom.com

    • mimifce

      I really do enjoy the bikes! Our little set up works if we arent’ biking too far since we have to take two cars.

  • Mica

    Camping in the back yard looks like fun! it’s so nice you’re able to enjoy the summer with your kids! We are on school holidays here but it’s just the 2 week winter break so nothing overly fun planned – a couple days out locally and hopefully a playdate if the covid outbreak in sydney doesn’t spread to brisbane, haha!

    Hope that you are having a nice weekend 🙂 Another cold one here, but it has stopped raining!

    • mimifce

      It’s been nice so far, we haven’t planned too much so the kids are getting a lot of play time and a few outings here and there.

  • Ellie

    Such great favorites! My daughter and I planted some sunflower seeds, they are getting bigger but not blooming yet. But I did buy a blooming sunflower at the farmers market which I planted in my garden with the others. Yours look like they are doing really well and I’m loving how you have the hummingbird feeders around them. I only have one but sadly this year no Hummingbirds yet! We used to camp in the backyard too when the kids were younger.

    • mimifce

      For some reason this year, we haven’t had many hummingbirds, just one or two. Usually we get about a dozen.

    • mimifce

      Our backyard faces the woods so if we don’t look to the cul de sac we can imagine we are not in a subdivision. Sunflowers are a favorite of mine and I like that they are hardy.

    • mimifce

      So far so good! This month will be a lot of tennis camps and a short trip to Arizona. Will still try to enjoy the little things.