Summer Shananigans

Outdoor movie night with our peeps....maybe not our best choice choosing Pan for the movie...a little scary for the littles.


Time in the day to spend crafting!



Sometimes the perfect dinner is just homemade french fries.

Burritos from yummy and eccentric Mexican places.


.....and then there was that time that we were all sitting outside chatting and a rat ran across the fence tops.  "Let's pretend that was a squirrel..." a friend said.  Gotta love my urban oasis.

Petting puppies just for fun.


Donuts for no good reason.


And last but not least, trying to make good use of the huge amount of veggies and fruits that come into season all. at. once. 

Little Birdie and the Dogs

The dogs love having the kids home for summer.  And so do I of course...

Happy Birthday Papa Bill

We enjoyed a nice dinner with the whole family at Mary's Pizza for Papa's birthday.  Enjoyed a fun time...

Quick Trip to the Lake

The kids and I got up to the lake for a quick weekend away.  It was wonderful, as usual, and I'm always grateful for a place to go that is comfortable, and relaxing and where the kids can play and swim and enjoy the lake.

My favorite thing is that when I got back, there was this sweet note waiting for me. 

Hesitantly Homeschooling

I'm starting to get ready, very slowly, for homeschooling Brynn.
It'll be a new adventure, obviously, and I've been praying a lot for grace and the ability to confidently do this. 
In the meantime, I'm sitting down and starting to calender, and having Brynn try out a few practice sessions of school to work out some kinks.

I needed to figure out some storage solutions, and found this idea....and it was free...and so the shelves are now used to the best of their capacity!

Certified

She's certified and ready! Who needs a babysitter?!?!

Perfect Summer Evening

Book club book. Check.
Dinner. Check.
Hammock. Check.

Yucky Stew

Tabitha and Nolan were whispering a lot the other night as they kept grabbing things from the kitchen and running outside. I found this in the freezer today.  Yes.  That's hair in there....

Wonder of Summer

Dirty feet poking out, still buried under the covers at 9:20am....must be summer.

Cousins

NOLAN

...or not.

Whatevs.

Fireworks

We had a night in sebastopol to watch the fireworks on the 3rd.  We unfortunately couldnt actually see them through the trees...but had fun with the family none the less.

My mohawked nephew was giving uncle some love....
 
On the 4th, we started the day out right with s'mores drinks.....yummy.
 
Then on the 4th we headed to the Klines so that we could do our own fireworks! Something the kids have never been able to do!
 
 
 
 
 Super fun to watch them run around with sparklers, and light all sorts of fun fireworks in the street.

We never ever get a family pic without someone goofing off. NEVER. 

And this guy didn't make it home before passing out....