We started the 4th of July weekend off with a (literal) bang! Friends hosted an awesome party with snacks, shooting, and fireworks. We had so much fun! This has become a favorite tradition. 

It was also an opportunity to say farewell to friends who are moving out of state. One friend has been telling others that if they ever took a job elsewhere, he'd make them this cake. Well, he is the one leaving, so we made the cake for him!  🤣 

Funny note: When I was writing on the cake, I had a couple of kids who were really concerned. "That's not nice Mommy! You shouldn't write that Mommy!" I assured them that it would be funny, but they didn't believe me. 🤣🤷‍♀️

'Yes' Day

Abby earned a 'yes' day a while back. We finally did it today. Her requests:

*Doughnuts for breakfast. I said yes!

*Checking out a local festival. I said yes!

*Pizza picnic at a playground. I said yes!

*Visiting the petting zoo. I said yes!

*Swimming. I said yes!

*Chocolate chip waffles for dinner. I said yes!

*A movie night. I said yes!

I didn't take pictures of everything, but we had a fun day. 😊

Girl's Camp

This week Annie had her first Girl's Camp experience and I was lucky enough to be there for half of it. These Young Women are pretty awesome!

A pending storm prompted us to cram 8 people plus ALL of our gear into my van. The girls were buried! Ha ha!

Exploring

It was only in the 60's on Monday, so we had some outdoor fun. We explored, found butterflies and dragonflies, and caught tadpoles. 😊

This was pretty neat. I took this picture when we arrived, and the butterfly had emerged by the time we left! 

Random Pictures

Cute Abby

Swimming

Cool moth

Swimming

Funny Brig

Power washing the deck

Father's Day gifts

Babysitting