Summer Update!!

I had such good intentions of blogging weekly at the beginning of summer BUT - I'm not even going to attempt to separate these into weeks!  It will be a photo heavy post, but who wants to read my blabbering anyway?!

Gilcrease Orchard is a local farm where you can pick your own fruits and veggies.  Everything was $1/lb!

Al wins the prize for biggest carrot - most of them were tiny

Brooke wins the prize for most whiny!

Ellie wins the prize for best helper!  She never complained and LOVED finding the good fruit!

Here is our spread from the farm - along with the most amazing apple cider!

out of order!  Ellie eating the jam...

So excited that it really did set correctly!

my first attempt at water bath canning - strawberry jam that is shelf stable - YAY!!!

Brooke LOVES floating on her back - the other 2 girls always hatted it

dancing in the pool  :o)

the Boys - Liam + Ellie  ;o)

The girls!  We went to the pool at M for the day - got a cabana and pretended we were on vacation

Ellie ready for her first dance class!  She absolutely LOVED it - kept asking how many sleeps till her next class!  Who would have thought that my little tom boy would be a dancer?!

She was SO excited to go, but then wimped out - we transferred her credit to Ellie instead

all set Mom!

   

had to add a photo of our favorite summer meal!

spray ground at town square

where i find her multiple times a day! 

fathers day hike in Mt Charleston

we went to see Annie at the Summer Outdoor Theater with the Voss'  It was very fun, but a tad long for our littles

Natural History Museum!

Water toys in the tree are WAY more fun than just on the grass!

She has been reading ALL summer - I LOVE that she can read to herself - and that she likes it!

visiting friends with new babies!

no Ellie, we can not have one!

it is also more fun when your cousin is here to play with you!