Despite it all, we made the most of August with some fun activities...
I wanted to make strawberry freezer jam, and pick berries this year, but it wasn't able to happen and so I was determined to at least make peach jam. I wanted to can peaches so bad, but it was just too much so we did peach freezer jam and it made me feel a bit better.
Picking peaches with them was so much fun and they did really well. It was our first time to the green bluff area, it was beautiful.
look at these super juicy messy peaches.
Linc had juice all down his shirt
They had such a fun time and did a really great job!
Boys and their bugs!
Fort time! Mess means fun...right!
These wonderful people are my Grandma Betty's siblings and despite the distance that they live from each other, they have managed to get together and spend time with each other annually. Not only that they have been incredibly supportive of each others children and their children's children. Many have traveled to go to weddings or attend blessings. Not only that, they have had family members stay with them (like Bev and Berry hosting Mike for a course). They are a great example to me of how I want my siblings to be! It is so fun to watch them all and hear about their adventures. I sure love them!
This is little baby Oaks, I can't get the picture to rotate, but its pretty cute!
This adorable little lady, our only one, had fun with these old school baseball cards making paths all over the house. The boys kept destroying her paths which made it a challenge, but there were fun moments in time, like most things with little brothers!
The pool...we only made it there 2 times, besides sime lessons for 2 weeks, and I promise next summer we will go more, but we did have a great time both times. The only thing I wish is that they had more slides that worked for little kids.
Grandma came for a short visit and brought fun activity books, she always finds such fun ones!
Lincoln did pretty good in his swim lessons, he had a bit of a tough time listening.
Vienna did really well. She would go a little caddy wumpus from one side of the pool to the other, but she did great and was a good listener,,,most of the time.
We will definitely do them again next summer!
Mike decided to take on a huge project and one that he had never done before, which he is getting extremely good at doing, I might add. He decided to build a deck in our back yard. No experience needed...right??? I was skeptical for sure, but after all the quotes it really was the only option...
and so it began (thanks to pinterest and google) he got some ideas and then made his own design...
Luckily his Dad was really thoughtful and wanted to help us out and so he did. He came up several times to help and often times just for the day. I was always at the office so I wasn't around for much of it, but I did get to see the progress in spurts.
it sure looked like he knew what he was doing...
We decided to build in the fire pit and I'm so glad we did!
We got it done just before the Simmonds arrived and I was very helpful with the staining aspect, so that was important! I made my pregnant contributions.
We love it so much! Thank you Mike and Alan, it makes all the difference in the world!
So Mema and Papa just showed up out of no where to visit and help out for a few days. It was great timing, just before back to school and the arrival of Oaks, but still while we were looking for our perfect front desk team member and I had to be at the office as much as possible.
I was able to cancel the sitters I had lined up and know they were going to be well taken care of.
They went to a fun park with a river (I've never been there :(
Go to DID's and share their favorite ride with them...
enjoy being kids and playing in mud!
dig and splash
and explore. It was such a nice surprise. I sure wish life didn't have to be so busy this summer, but I do know there are more summers to come and the Lord has greatly blessed us in our most trying times with the perfect solution and it is amazing to see His hand in our life these past 6 months.
what a darling little boy!
We did take an afternoon and go to bowl and pitcher. We didn't get very far b/c we didnt have much time, but I'm so glad I got to bask in the beauty of the area, especially as the sun set on the river.
There is something special between kids and nature...they love it and its fun to see it in their behaviour. I love where we live!
Playing in the river and looking for minnows was such a fun way to end the evening.
It was SO FUN to have the Simmonds join us. It was short but so fuN! We even got to have Rhoda join the fun. Everett loved having her read to him, which was cute to watch. We had a really nice visit. Took it easy and visted mostly, which is the best way to do it. Vienna and Dorothy were adorable together.
We were thrilled to see our cousins and to go to Silverwood with them. We got to have them over and show them our new home, and enjoy a BBQ in the backyard and then the next day it was a Silverwood adventure, a first time for everyone!
We got to ride the carousel as a family just before we left, it was a long but fun day!
These two were super cute in the powerwheels. It was like Everett was taking Willa on a little date.
roller coast fun! Daddy barely fits!
Mommy riding the one ride she was able to, but got to do it with her boys.
The whole clan walking into the park. It was so sweet and they were all so excited!
These two had a great time together and it is so nice to see. I wish they were able to see each other more often, but at least they have fun when they are together!
This little girl has been losing teeth left, right and center, this one came out at home depot in like two seconds thanks to Daddy...so now she was missing both her top teeth...too cute.
getting ready for freezer jam!
This little dude came up from downstairs looking like this...chatting away with his had on...he is such a ham sometimes!
This picture should have been first! This was her first top tooth and it was exciting!!!
Daddy decided to live vicariously through Lincoln as he had the perfect comb over hair. Too funny!
Everett playing dead because a dragon blew fire on him. Where that came from, no one knows...
The kids riding a ride without a mommy or daddy, they did great!
August was a good month. We packed in many things, but still managed to do what needed to be done at the office and for that we are grateful. Our first summer here in Spokane has been successful and stressful, but getting back to school/routine will be nice and then it will be more craziness with a newborn...LOOKOUT SEPTEMBER HERE WE COME!
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