Joy Dare::June

 8161. Bees are really amazing creatures

8162. Giving jobs to the kids to help me catch up
8163. New-to-me clothes
8164. Back into the morning walk routine
8165. Aliza's first classroom experience went well
8166. Visiting with Brian for a bit
8167. Grandad was able to sit on the porch
8168. Isaiah determined to write with his left hand
8169. The opportunity to show kindness to our neighbors
8170. Zinnias sprouted
8171. Rainy day = watching a show in the afternoon
8172. "Mom, you deserve a 15 pound bag of M&Ms for everything you help me with."
8173. Enjoyed blueberry pomegranate tea
8174. Beautiful day to be outside
8175. Isaiah is still the marshmallow master with one arm

8176. Groundhogs caught
8177. How zoom calls feel so normal
8178. Aliza got huge self esteem boost
8179. Afternoon hike
8180. Supper with Drivers Ed moms
8181. Foundation finished
8182. Isaiah's cast is removeable
8183. Grocery shopping with Isaiah
8184. Watching a deer this morning
8185. Aliza had a happy shopping spree
8186. Visiting with Dad, Mom and Grandad
8187. Cousin day
8188. Date night
8189. Tired children
8190. Porch morning

8191. Beautiful family afternoon at the cove
8192. Island creamery

8193. Hanging out with Maria
8194. Josiah driving Grandad's lawnmower
8195. Successfully led Bible study
8196. To do list completed
8197. Aliza passed Drivers Ed
8198. A new experience was enjoyable
8199. All the conversation on the way home
8200. Anna asking for her own book
8201. A complete grocery order to pick up
8202. The most beautiful of days
8203. Thinking things through with Jeremy
8204. A day with no plans
8205. Aliza willing to help with a project
8206. Reading to Isaiah at night
8207. A good book
8208. Aliza and Anna helping with supper
8209. Watching Josiah process through a decision
8210. My Dad

8211. Summer breezes
8212. Iced tea
8213. Cleaning day
8214. Watermelon
8215. Calling Grandad
8216. Cousin day
8217. Playing in the rain
8218. No humidity after the rain
8219. Perfectly crisp morning
8220. Outside as much as possible
8221. Family Bible study
8222. Lunch on the porch
8223. Picking blueberries

8224. Listening to Isaiah's commentary while picking blueberries
8225. The pies look pretty
8226. Lunch around Mom and Dad's table
8227. Sitting close by while Jeremy finishes the lawnmower
8228. A very quiet afternoon
8229. Summer downpour
8230. Attending "fancy" church
8231. Sending Aliza off to camp
8232. A different dynamic with one child away
8233. The start of framing
8234. Beautiful day at the cove
8235. Girls talking

8236. Aliza's huge smile in every picture I've seen from camp
8237. Visible progress
8238. Daughter date with Anna
8239. Painted nails
8240. Isaiah's lunch plan
8241. Tree trimmed back
8242. Still getting pictures of Aliza smiling