June Recap

At the carousel.

Family picnic at the botanical garden. Mike was in town and came to the picnic with us.

Took the girls swimming, used the Bare Republic neon sticks.

More swimming!

I surprised them with these mermaids dolls (discovered in the tub)

And C drew these picture of them.

My sister snapped Isla mid-sneeze and it made me laugh.

Josie changed into this after school. (I bought these headbands for Clem's fourth birthday - $14 well spent)

Haircuts with Kellee.

Josie's Father's Day questionnaire. Spicy noodles, she nailed it!

Visits with one of their favorite sets of sisters! Mike and Eric and I went to Bricktops for a drink and dinner and saw a St Louis celebrity at the bar (Megan Edmonds, who had given birth to twins less than two weeks before).

More swimming with friends.

Luke promised C she could always ride her bike if she wanted to and here he is out there on the hottest, most humid day.

Dancing, always dancing.

Brady and her family stayed with us on their road trip from Texas. So fun to catch up!

G was so good-natured with the girls.

Dinner with Jenny: Made sheet pan corn salad, crab cakes, Old Bay potato wedges from Cook's Country and margarita cheesecake. Prepared Real Simple's peach and burrata salad twice that week because it's just that good.

Sous chef mastered pitting cherries ... then ate them all herself. Blueberries for Sal, cherries for Clem.

Cold brew, a treat, a new planter on a very hot afternoon at MayPop Garden Shop.

What's Making Me Happy This Week

// Eating my first-ever cucumber that I've grown. I think I might be turning into a gardener!


// NO-AD brightening moisturizer SPF 15  I'm always looking for a light-textured body sunscreen for daily wear (we're talking running errands in the summer. If I plan to be outside I wear a rash guard or heavy-duty sunscreen. And always a hat!). This is fantastic - very little scent, absorbs into skin with no greasy or lotiony residue, and is about as inexpensive as it gets.


// New patio chairs as curated by Sarah of The Home Capsule. I will post a before and after when the porch makeover and front yard planting are finished. Somehow making this house our own is preceding from the outside in.

// Speaking of which, this cartoon made me bark-laugh because it is absolutely me right now:

// This tweet cracked me up - also so true.