keeping cool

Whew, the weather has been super hot up here lately. So we needed some way to make our weekend a bit cooler. A trip to the hardware store brought home a little pool for Harkin, but of course the big boys want to hang out in it too!  Then Eric made a homemade slip and slide- a one time only thing, but the boys had lots of fun. They're a bit soapy since Eric used dish soap to make it go faster.

strawberries

The boys waited all of June to go strawberry picking- the season starts much later up here and is pretty short. They were so excited for Harkin to go, they figured he was going to want to eat all of the strawberries. He pretty much did, but he would take a bite out of one and then put it back and then take another one. He kept doing this over and over. We had to watch our baskets carefully. At one point he ventured off by himself, the boys wondered where he was. You can see the picture of them pointing to where he was in the field. As the sun grew hotter and our containers were overflowing, Harkin grew tired and we headed for home.

This was my first time making strawberry jam. The boys said it was the best and we ended up with 17 jars, so hoping it can make it through the year. We also had strawberries just to eat and to bake with, and we may even go one more time. We'll see.

in celebration

Eric had a birthday this month as well. We had a little fun playing mini-golf. This was Harkin's first time and he thought that picking up everyone's golf balls was the most fun. His big brothers didn't always agree.  But we made it through and then stop at this famous burger barn place for lunch. There were about 25 different burgers to choose from. Pretty crazy concoctions and they were quite tasty.

We came home to relax and have a quiet family dinner. Happy Birthday my love. Here's to a year of new and exciting times.

solstice s'mores

 

We celebrated the summer solstice lat weekend with a game of soccer, the first bonfire and of course the first s'mores of the season. They were tasty and made the night that much sweeter.  Our weekends are pretty mellow and ordinary but it's these little moments of good family time that I hope my boys will cherish as they grow older.

eleven

My sweet William has turned into a young man. We had a nice day playing disc golf and then creating his cake and celebrating at home.

sunday smiles

father's day

The boys woke early to surprise Daddy with a decorated house of their very own signs. Then we were off to a nice brunch, where we tried so desperately to get a group picture. As you can see the tiny one was not interested at all. He just wanted to run around like a crazy man(he had just had his first taste of cheese cake) Once home the rest of the day was devoted to beer brewing and reading. A pretty relaxing day with one special Dad.