Enjoying

A picture of our little girl.

Isn't that amazing and great...she's smiling :)

I can't wait to meet her.

Although I feel like we have time,

I'm also anxious to get things done to be prepared.

My husband on the other hand...just feels like we have time.

Wait till he's sweating it painting, moving, and rearranging all by himself because we waited to long :)

I have room ideas ready to go...

lots of pink, brown, cream, turquoise

ohhh the fun of planning for a girl!

(pic's to come)

 

Over the weekends we tend to relax, take our time, and enjoy our time together!

(Although we should be getting rooms ready...as mentioned above)

This past weekend was amazing.

We did some house work, napped, went out fishing and for a picnic.
These. Are. The. Best. Days.

 

 Enjoying life.

Family Pictures

Over Litchfield's Watercade festivals we had family pictures taken.

It was my mom's birthday and everyone was home so it was the perfect opportunity to update the family album since the family has grown since ones taken in 2010.

As my dad calls him "Brecker" and grandma and grandpa

 

The whole clan

All the grandkids

 

And what our family "normally" looks like!

 

Where did the summer go????

 

This summer has just flown by....

Being busy with a house full of kids day after day has had me slacking on the blog front.

So today I decided to mash the whole summer in one post!

 

Here's what we have been doing to stay busy:

Swimming! Warm days = pool days

Children's Science Museum:

A day at the museum with some great friends!

Annual Tie Dye Day:

Each summer we tie dye. Last year it was towels and this year t shirts!

Messy fun!

 

Lemonade Stand:

And every summer out per neighbors request...

we have our annual lemonade and cookie sale stand!

Movie Day:

The kids earned enough money from their lemonade stand (from our generous neighbors, friends, and families) to go to Despicable Me 2! Along with popcorn, freezes, and treats!

 

 

Preparing:

And in between all the fun...

we have been slowly preparing for baby girl to arrive in November!

My wonderful sweet cousin sent this adorable NB outfit and some bubble gum for the little guy...he was so excited (for the gum that is)!

 

 

Birthday Parties:

We celebrated Jerod's 33 birthday!

A pretty low key day (just as he likes it).

Mowing the lawn on his new rider with his favorite little fan, dinner out with family, and cards with friends.

 

Being a goof ball:

Here my little guy is running away from home!

He got on his scooter, grabbed his glasses and crown and said "I'm running away to Elsa's house" (Elsa is his princess he is going to marry some day)

 

Whenever we are outside he insists on wearing his life jacket.

I call him Noah, waiting for the flood. Always prepared :)

 

Dates:

Since Jerod has been working and staying in the cities from time to time this summer, Mr. B and I have had some quality time together. Including dinner dates followed by ice cream!

 

Dress Up and Dance Parties:

The kids, when bored, have been keeping entertained by dressing up and blasting the music to bust some moves! Whatever keeps them busy.

 

Or dressing up as super heroes and saving the world!

 

 

Fall like Mornings:

And on mornings like today, we spend all the time we got outside playing!

Boys bike around the driveway, play hockey and baseball, while Ellery and I create chalk art!

(forecast calls for rain tonight...Ellery is bummed)

 

Goodnight:

And after days like those,

we are exhausted and ready for some shut eye!

(at least for this mom)

 

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!