Buddies

These buddies spend so much time together,

that after a long weekend apart..

they missed each other and were happy to see each other!

so. cute.

 It's mostly because they do everything together during the summers.

Swim. Play. Swim.

Then more swimming, playing, and swimmming.

Until they are just to tired to do anymore and they have to rest their cute little heads on their moms and take a break.

This doesn't happen very often.
So this mom has to take full advantage of it!

4th of July

We had a fabulous 4th of July!

Mostly because we got to spend a long four day weekend together.

We spend most of it out at the campground with these little fellows below!

 We had fun camping with friends, 

eating lots of yummy campfire food,

boating till sunset,

and watching fireworks!

Although it was a blast...

Sunday was spent recovering by laying on the couch in air conditioning ALL. DAY. LONG

P.S. We are ready to do it again this next weekend!

We are having a..........

Right before the 4th of July weekend we had an ultra sound and found out we are having a

GIRL!!

I still can't believe it and won't until I get to hold that little babe in my arms in November!

I. Can. Not. Wait.

I think Breck was pretty excited too.

He loves to tell everyone he is going to be a big brother and have a little sister!

We'll see how excited he is when it happens :)

Can you really have to many strawberries?

We don't think so!

Each summer I bring the kids out to pick strawberries.

They LOVE doing it and it takes up our whole morning.

Each one picks a bucket full...

and by the time we get home half of the buckets are gone,

fingers and faces are red,

and my car is full of stems!

Then it's time to bake!

Something Ellery and I love to do...

while the boys "help" by making a mess for us to clean up.

It's all fun.

Here is our Strawberry Fluff Angel Food Cake recipe

YummmmmmO

And this here we are making Strawberry Cupcakes that were to die for!

Now that we have used up all the strawberries...

I think it's time to go pick more!