summer happenings

We've spent a lot of time the last couple of weeks with The Schrock side. Daylen, Ari, and June got a lot of cousin playtime in. We even spent a little time with Logan and Emilie while they were home for a few days! 

Joe has been working so hard on the swing set/play fort for the kids this past month. It's just about done! I am always so impressed at how handy he really is. The wonderful thing about it is, we will be using the posts and the wood to build a garden shed when the kids are done with it. We will try to repurpose mostly all of the wood, and sell the swing set accessories. So happy he decided to build it himself. The kids will always have the memories playing on that, and knowing their pops designed and built it. 

I've been working in my first garden, and have really enjoyed seeing things come to life and grow. I planted corn, tomatoes, sweet peppers, green beans, onions, cabbage, brussel sprouts, radishes, peas, lettuce, broccoli, carrots, squash, cucumbers, watermelon, and strawberries. It has been trial and error, since I know very little about vegetable gardening, but it all seems to be doing well so far!

The kids summer break started last week! Yay! No schedules, and sleeping in! They've mostly been playing outside ALL day long- eating lunches at their new picnic table, riding bikes, playing in the sprinkler and blow up pool, digging in the dirt pile, playing hide n seek, chalk, climbing trees, and lots of trips to get ice cream of course. We took a trip to the park last week and met up with our BF's, Alli and Naomi, played, had a picnic, and took a walk! Life is good in the summer, right?

Here are some of my favorite moments I've captured lately. Sorry for everyone who has been around me that didn't want their picture taken. I've went camera crazy. I didn't edit any of these, and still don't really have a clue what I'm doing. I am sure I'll eventually figure it all out. I will try to post at least once a week from now on because this was kind of crazy posting this many photos. I had 248 pictures in my camera from 2 weeks. Haha

the boys roaming around at g & g schrock's picnic to welcome aunt joyce visiting

 

the girls playing doctor. putting bandaids on eachother's legs.


we went over to marion to meet up with logan and emilie for pizzas and then payne's for custard.

 man ari LOVES uncle logan.

 those faces.

 

 final get together back at the farm with logan and emilie before they headed back to new zealand. i made a gluten-free strawberry cake.

  

goodbyes with grandma and grandpa schrock

it was pretty chilly, so we had a fire. the boys were all about it!

ari helping poppe carry wood

messing with lenses, joe took this one of logan.

so impressed by the quality of the photos from lou ann's prime lenses. i need one or two.

 

sitting on poppe's truck

checking out the cows, taken about 3 seconds before she touched the electric fence.

this past sunday we went over to oma's for dinner and visited with alex, haley, and grant while they were in town.

not really sure if they were supposed to be doing this, but they were having a blast. always something fun to do outside at oma and poppe's.

cousins meeting. and ellie too.

 

our trip to foster park last week. daylen is getting so big! so glad he's home with me for the next couple months.

the first and last time she will be riding on that slide for a while. she flew down that thing so fast. i wish i would have gotten her facial expression on her way down. it's just way too high for that squirelly little rugrat, so daylen was there to watch her back. what a great big brother.

this was the scene over and over again that day. it's definitely a favorite of theirs at that park... not so much mine.