A Look Back at June

Oh, June.

You were so jam-packed. And while I'm happy you happened, I'm glad you are over.

If I were to honestly used two words to describe this last month, they'd be:

Fulfilling

and

Exhausting.

I don't mean to sound ungrateful. We celebrated an awful lot of amazing things this month:

The end of Preschool. We are off to Pre-K next year! I am really just so so so thrilled with Peyton's school. The educational and healthy living philosophies that this school embraces are just so awesome. I feel like we found our tribe there.

Blurry photos, because iPhone photographer I am not.

Several birthdays, including Peyton's 4th.

My big girl at her birthday party.
Her ear-to-ear smile all day made it all worth it.

Our very first dance recital.

So grateful to have found an activity that lets this diva's personality SHINE.

June is also the month that I had my inspiration for this space reignited. If I wasn't running around like a crazy person, my brain was moving a mile a second with plans, goals, and ideas. I'd lay in bed at night with my brain whirring along, constantly jumping out of bed to write something down or make a quick note in my Evernote app.

On top of in general running-around, rushed evenings, and just really being non-stop since June 1...I am breathing a sigh of relief that we all made it through the month in one piece.

What a month, in the grand scheme of things. What a blessing to have so many blessings!

My intention for the rest of the summer is to slow down and be present, and this past month is the very reason I chose those intentions. June was such a whirlwind, I feel like it was here and gone in no time at all, and all I am left with is the breathlessness and sense of "what just happened?!" that it brought on.

Things I'm looking forward to now that this crazy month is over:

• Making it to church as a family every week.
• Spending some time in our own backyard.
• Waking up on Saturday mornings and making breakfast for my family...and actually sitting down to enjoy it together.
• Lazy weekends with no concrete plans.

Finally! Peace in July.

I am going to soak it all in.