June was a good month, wasn’t it?
I did not go into summer with any expectations really.
I would say this has been the most laid back summer we have had in a long, long time.
Of course I am just speaking for my trio and myself!
Blake, Grant, Addie and Chad would probably not agree with me!
They are super busy at work, as always, and also have a lot going on outside of work too.
Praise the Lord for my trio!!
I enjoy spending my days with Lane, Tate and Eliza!
We make a good crew!
The Monday after Father’s Day, Kay and her crew came over to swim and have supper with us!
It was certainly the BEST day ever!
And of course I only took these two photos because I clearly lost my mind, ha, ha.
Tuesday always means French toast for breakfast.
Have I ever told you I don’t like to think on my feet?
Hence French toast for breakfast every Tuesday.
My kiddos count on it, you know!
We also saw these two cuties on our way to Kay’s place that day.
They stood there a long time before I finally got them to move so I could drive by!!
Wednesday morning I always make baked oatmeal with fruit in it.
They count on that too!
This particular Wednesday was BEAUTIFUL!
I was outside before the kiddos even got done with their morning chores.
Then I took a special helper with me to run some quick errands in Viroqua.
It is such a joy to have them one-on-one!!
When we got home we headed out to work in our little garden.
It was the perfect temperature to weed and harvest!
I grabbed some kale and we had green smoothies for snack as our reward.
SO, so fun harvesting and eating what we’ve grown!
For lunch we ate those radishes whole – they are delicious!
Even though it was a beautiful day, there was still laundry!
Always laundry here!
Wednesday afternoon I met a girlfriend for coffee, where we talked each other’s ears off for a couple of hours.
It was THE BEST.
She is SO sweet and I left with a wonderful gift.
I came home to some kiddos enjoying that pool of ours.
Just this weekend my hubby was finally home long enough to get that water clear and it looks much better than this photo!
That evening when Blake got home Tate ran up to him saying, “DAD!! Mom let me get a scone at the Co-op this morning and I saved you some!!”
We died laughing when we saw this little bite left with bite marks on all sides.
SO funny!!
We have had some days with a lot of down time, and some days that are super busy.
It’s all been good!
Of course we are still watching cooking shows!!
And of course we bought Blake a crepe pan for Father’s day, because what guy wouldn’t want a crepe pan, ha, ha!
Don’t worry – he got other gifts too – and benefited greatly from the crepe pan!
While they ate those, I ate this!
Friday mornings are still about ALL the errands.
You can get a lot done in a few hours very early in town when not many others are out and about.
When I went to the Pilates Studio to work out that day, I found these notes from my hubby in my workout shoes, of all things!
When I get home on Fridays it is time for the big unload.
My trio is good at this job and we are fast and efficient!!
I buy them a box of gluten-free donuts every Friday for their hard work!!
After that was all done I SO badly wanted to join Ruby Jane right there on that couch.
But there was laundry to do, cleaning to do, and bills that needed paid!
Saturday of last week was slloowww and wonderful.
We were tired, especially my guys who have been working endlessly on Grant’s house!
Some of our salad box – brought to us by our very own garden!!
I bought a daikon radish when I saw it at the grocery store and made a salsa with it for tacos that night.
It wasn’t anything spectacular, but we ate it!
Tate made us a strawberry pie!!
He and I like making dessert for Saturday nights!
I started taking this three times a day for my health, along with doing several other things, and I am seeing great results!
I am not 100 percent, but SO thankful for the progress I’ve made!
I enjoy reading this book every summer – it just gets my thoughts in the right place as I pray over and plan a new school year.
Such a good book!
Speaking of books, I just got this book and it is a wealth of information.
Sunday that week was very restful as we enjoyed lunch at Kays and then time at home on a beautiful day.
I couldn’t believe another week was starting!
We enjoyed a Monday morning in the garden this past week.
Monday evening we had our monthly Women’s gathering at our church.
We watched a video on Biblical Womanhood – it was SO good!
Then we enjoyed snacks, games, and visiting and it was FANTASTIC!!
I am determined to try to get more of our mornings back to a rhythm, and Tuesday we did just that.
Tate and Eliza and their Mama especially enjoy our morning rhythm!
I love when this guy is home!
He usually arrives very dirty from a full day of work and very hungry!!
Here’s what some evenings look like around here – me taking a nap right before I go to bed.
Smile.
Grateful I can rest when I need to though.
Wednesday morning we had dentist appointments!
We took over 170 teeth to the dentist that day, and only one tooth had a very small cavity!
I would say that’s a WIN!!
I feed the kiddos lunch and then usually have something entirely different.
I was in a snack mood this day – who loves guacamole like me??
I decided on Thursday last week that we would do our morning rhythm again.
I was SO surprised at how well our Bible memory review went!
These kiddos have a ton of verses memorized perfectly!
We got our minds moving with some Math problems too.
They always love to be read to!
And even after all these years, I love to read to them!!
Eliza is writing her own story.
She writes and writes and it is just the cutest thing!!
Guess what Friday morning was again this week?
It was CRAZY in town this Friday – and I was still there very early!
I think the holiday weekend had something to do with it!
I managed to get all our grocery and errands done, workout, and be back home by 10:30.
We had a GREAT July 4th weekend – did you all?
That will be up next!!
IT’S JULY!!
Just in case you did not get that memo!
We have a lot of great things on the calendar for this month, including quite a bit of traveling.
We will see what the Lord allows!!
Excited for it ALL!
Happy July, friends!!
Have a happy Tuesday that feels like a Monday!!
