summertime
You would think with it being summer that I would be more rather than less consistent with my blogging, but that is just not the case. This is going to be a picture blog of how we have spent some of our time this summer.
Cooking! I have been doing a lot of cooking this summer. I have tried out quite a few new recipes from the Pioneer Woman’s website. I have also enjoyed making desserts on Tuesday nights for a group of our friends. Some of my favorites have been a homemade chocolate angel food cake, kale and potato soup ( I didn’t even know what kale was until a month ago), and mexican lasagna.
Dreaming of living in the country. We found this old house on a couple of acres and contemplated moving into it until we realized that the house we live in is perfectly fine and doesn’t need as much work as this one would. Maybe someday, but not now and probably not this house.
I went on our annual women’s camping trip with my mom and aunts in june. We always have a lot of fun. I was able to read a lot and take it easy. The older women in my family usually take over, so I don’t have to do much. I look forward to going on this trip every year. I can’t wait until Lily is old enough and we can take her.
Elijah lost his front tooth, which is so adorable. It isn’t the first he has lost, but it is the most noticible. It was very loose and all it took was a wrestling match with his brother to get it out.
Lots of swimming! We have passes to a water park and try to go at least once a week. We also have friends with pools. The kids really enjoy swimming. Elijah no longer has to wear any flotation device, Josiah doesn’t want to wear one, and Lily scares me to death with how unscared she is of the water. She is at a hard age when it comes to swimming and she has to be watched or held at every moment. Who would’ve guessed that I would be spending my days hanging out at the pool with my kids all summer. I’m telling ya, punch me in the face if you ever hear me complain about how hard my life is.
Gardening, one of my favorite summer past times. Our brocolli was huge this year and thanks to my husband, he captured it on camera. We also grew peppers, cabbage, bush beans, hot peppers, basil, blackberries, strawberries, and zuchini. Also, a random pumpkin patch grew because of our Halloween pumpkins, which we had thrown in the garden to decompose. It is taking over the garden, but I don’t care. How cool will it be to have home grown pumpkins at the end of the season! I am seriously thinking about becoming a farmer. Growing stuff is so rewarding, especially when you get to eat it!
Poor dad! He has to go to work all day long. The kids always look forward to seeing him at the end of the day and Lily is constantly asking Daddy? Ryan took the boys camping a couple of weeks ago out to his parents house. He is also getting ready to go on his men’s camping trip in August. He has even created a blog for it. He is like a kid, gitty and excited, when he talks about it. Ryan has also gotten a few toys this summer. He found a Hammond organ for free on Craig’s list. He and his brother went and picked it up about an hour and a half away. For father’s day we got him a flat screen tv that he picked out himself and since in Howerter world everything is big, the tv was no exception. All I can say is 47 inches, which to me is ridiculous, but to him it was a God sent. We love you dad!
I’ll try to get back on here sooner, this has taken a long time to catch up. Hey, if you are reading this, drop me a note. Love ya
