1. June is not always Junuary! June in Vancouver is typically a horrifying blend of cold rain and darkness so this sunny June came as weather surprise. For the first time in years, we got to soak up the golden evening light in shirt sleeves clinking glasses instead of huddling around the TV in wool sweaters.
2. Almost four-year-olds can go non-stop until dusk if the weather is fine. Theo’s internal sleep clock switched from 6:30 am to 8:30 pm to 9:00 am to 11 pm. Note to self: Do not enroll Theo in a morning summer camp again.
3. Super soakers (AKA water guns) are a great way to get your son to water the potted plants.
4. Good weather means more time outside, which means more allergies, which led to another ER visit for asthma for Theo. Boo 😦
5. A husband with a broken ankle is no fun for anyone, especially Mark.
6. The face of adoption has changed dramatically. Not only is open adoption increasingly the norm locally but I was moved by a first-hand account of an international adoption reunion.
7. Kind words from Theo’s birth parents made The Happiness List.
8. Fatherhood is much more than ties and beer.
9. There’s no such thing as “just adopting.”
Did you learn anything last month? Do tell!
I love Theo watering the plants with his super soaker. I think I would prefer doing that over using a hose. 🙂
Your pics are amazing and the writing not so half bad either :)). Thanks for the great reading!!
I’m trying to think of something I learned anew, but nothing’s coming to me. I definitely understood better that health is the foundation for everything else, and that behaving accordingly will make everything in life better.
Love these pictures!