June was a great big cousin-palooza! Hank had so much fun with cousins that month. Christopher and Megan came to stay with us for several days without their parents and Hank loved every moment of that extended sleepover! He had a blast playing and exploring with his cousins! We took them to Bass Pro Shop because neither had been and Christopher absolutely loved it. He was literally speechless when we walked through the doors and all the kids had fun exploring the store, checking out the huge fishtank and letting their imaginations roam. They also went bowling together, to the zoo, Tyler took Christopher and Hank to a baseball game while Sarah and Megan enjoyed some girl time together. Hank’s cousins, Ainsley and Dalton, came to visit along with Hank’s GG and Grandad for a weekend while Sarah went to North Carolina to visit her childhood friend, Amy, for her suprise birthday party. Different adventures, but the whole family had lots of fun!
The Cameron Park Zoo and the Mayborn Museum were high in our rotation of fun for this month. We went to both with Christopher and Megan and we also went with his cousins, Michael and David. We also took a trip to the Mayborn with Hank’s friend, Nathalie for a member’s only event. Hank and Nathalie loved every second of it and we stayed until the party was completely over. Hank had so much fun playing with his cousins! David joined Hank for art storytime at the Blanton Museum of Art and the boys enjoyed looking at the various pieces and installations after storytime. David cracked us up with his observation (and facial expressions) that he doesn’t “get modern art.” So fun! Lots of burgers and pizza and nachos and other unhealthy but childhood favorite foods this month. Lots of bowling and cousin fun and some fun with friends as well. Hank enjoyed playing at the big sandbox park with various friends throughout the month and he went to Cub Scout Day Camp. He said that was very fun, and very hot – sums up Texas summers pretty well I think.
Our family went to John Williams night at the Austin Symphony with Hank’s Grandma and Grandpa (Sarah’s parents) and a good time was had by all. We enjoyed taking photos with Darth Vader and the truck from Jurassic Park and hearing so many favorite soundtrack songs played by the symphony. The BIG news in June, Hank got glasses!! He said he was a bit nervous during his examination, he’d never had one like that before. And he did great and was thrilled to get to pick out his very own frames and even more excited that he was able to walk out of the office wearing his new glasses (instead of waiting a few days for them to be ready)! When Ainsley came to visit, she and Hank surprised each other with their new glasses. So cute! Here are some photos from the month in no particular order. Enjoy!
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