Lily & Ollie

I always want to remember the way Lily grabs Ollie's hand and walks him to soccer practice each week!

 

Sawyer's Mug

Today I found at least 100 pictures on my camera roll of this sweet mug. I love that this little four year old still has a bit of baby chub for me to smooch!

 

 

Getting the Garden in

Today was a beautiful, Summer day!

The early afternoon was filled with bubbles and fun for the children before we put them to work planting the garden.

 

Daddy was able to till our garden plot as well as dig the trenches for our potato rows.

This year we tried something new and put the Comfrey leaves directly in the ground with the potatoes. These leaves contain high levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium which are all great to fertilize the plants! I'm excited to see how it works out this year. 

I love that even the tiniest person in our family is able to contribute and help!

 

Mowing with Daddy

Miss Lily absolutely loves being outside. She spends almost all day out there playing with Sawyer, following Grampa around, chasing the kitties, or mowing with Daddy.

We sure love this girl!

 

Water Skiing

This evening we ventured out to the lake once again to get in some boating and enjoy the sunshine.

We are always happy when we get to the lake and it looks like this! Some water skiing was in order!

We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves until a storm blew in and it was time to head home.

 

An Afternoon at the Lake

Today we finally got the boat out to the lake to soak up some sun! After forgetting the keys at home (thanks to my dad for coming to the rescue and meeting me halfway with the keys) and then needing a boost (stupid battery), we were off to a pretty great start. But we did manage to get in some tubing, knee boarding, swimming and skiing (the lake was like glass). Lots of pizza was eaten and lots of fun was had! We are looking forward to some more gorgeous days out on the water!

 

Planting the Greenhouse

Today we spent the majority of our time planting the green house! We got pretty well all of the tomatoes in and just have the cucumbers left. The warmth inside the greenhouse felt so nice and the smell of the tomato plants always tickles my senses and gets me excited for Summer!

  

Bro

 This morning as the littles were playing on the back deck, someone threw Sonnys toy off the edge and he just stood and stared at it. We don't have stairs there yet, so there was no way for him to immediately get down and retrieve it. I tried explaining that Sonny doesn't know how to get down there, to which Sawyer replied, "Broooo (sounds like brah)....Just use the stairs!" (Like, duh!) He is such a four year old gangsta. I hear a lot of "brah" around the house these days and the boys have even called me bro a few times. It seems to be a trend lately! Ha!

Rhubarb Season

Today we woke to clear skies and sunshine pouring into the livingroom. Though the children were grumpy, the sunshine made up for it! We enjoyed French toast covered in a mountain of whip cream and homemade syrup before sending the kids to school.

I wandered up to the garden to tackle the last few weeds so that we can till and get the garden ready to plant. We are so behind this year despite the warm May we have had. I feel as though I am playing catch up in every aspect of my life. While I was up there, I grabbed some rhubarb to chop for the freezer! The sunshine was good for my soul, and the silence was good for my thoughts.

 

A Gentle Rain

It's been a rainy day and I just had to pause and document the stillness and soft glow as the rain gently fell outside.