I’m not sure if Déjà Vu is a real thing, but if it is, I have been having it a lot lately!

Like when I went onto the deck one afternoon and saw this –

Weren’t those Grant and Addie Mae’s shoes just yesterday?

Or when I sit down like this –

I am pretty sure I just read these books to Kayla, Grant, and Addie yesterday too!

Ok, maybe not Ree Drummond’s books.

Being that she is younger than me and all.

For some reason summer time has me feeling like I am getting to do it all over again!

Dreams do come true!!

We are eating meals on the deck every chance we get…..

Stopping for ice cream treats when we are in town….

Playing in water and in the yard on the hot days….

Baking yummy things on rainy days….

….And we are doing our summer school schedule – which is a Laura Ingalls Wilder read aloud and Unit Study that I did do with the big kids when they were younger!

First, we start our day with some singing and Bible time though!

Then we listen to our chapter book on Audible, and do some activities to go along with the story!

This past week we collected and grew bacteria.

Can I just say EEEWWWW?

We made some gelatin in bowls, and then used scotch tape to “collect” bacteria from all different places, and then pressed the tape into the gelatin after we numbered and labeled the bowls.

Yes, Tate collected some from my hand!

Did I already say EEEWWWW?!!

It took a few days for the bacteria to grow.

It did not grow on all of them, and some were much, much worse than others.

Great learning going on here!

The kiddos are also making illustrations and narrations each day after our read aloud.

These are Tate’s and Eliza’s!

Summer means smoothies.

Lots of smoothies!!

Summer means graduation parties!

So we took a road trip to one!

It was fun!

Our road trip must haves –

Summer also means you get to be big sister’s special helper!

I love when the bigs purpose time for the littles!!!

We still like to hang out at River’s Place!

And try to help out while we are there!

We are still working on Twin Oaks here and there.

The yard work will begin this next week, Lord willing!!

I am super thankful for this new fan – even though the plan was for two fans spaced on a wooden beam that spanned the great room.

That is a much bigger job, so maybe this winter when we are not working outside we can do it then!

We also picked up some beef to fill our freezer from a friend’s farm last week!

They had THESE.

I know, I know.

Just breath.

No, we don’t NEED a puppy.

Obviously.

So we just loved on them and PUT THEM BACK.

It was HARD!!!

Here was another Déjà Vu moment.

Another abscess.

Another tooth pulled – just yesterday.

More work needs done.

Praise Jesus we have a two week break while the custom band and spacer gets made.

Because I. Cant. Even.

When I called Blake to tell him how horribly that appointment went, he came home with gifts.

For Eliza, and for me.

Yes, he is great that way!

Have I mentioned it is summer here?!

Everything is turning GREEN!!

We have had a cool and rainy couple of days…but I just checked the weather and the sun and heat are supposed to return!

I just LOVE sun and heat!!

And spending my days with these kiddos!!

Blake and I have been making lots of plans and setting lots of goals for this summer – usually while sipping coffee on a date!

Summer 2018, I am excited about you!

Our first full summer at Twin Oaks!

What a great place we have been blessed with to make some new memories!

Happy summer, everyone!!