Hand mixers

I love it when I can put my kids endless energy to good use - making tortillas!

Mmmmm...butter

Looks like someone was snacking on the butter again. Cough, cough...Nathaniel.

Cuddle Bug

Here's how Lauren fell asleep the other day. She loves her baby so much. She holds her and bounces her while saying "shh shh shh". She gives her kisses and says "beebee" when she sees her or is looking for her. It's a lot of work being a good mommy - no wonder she was all tuckered out.

Harvest

Nate planted carrots this year. He's helped water them with his watering can. He's so excited to see his results. The funny thing is he doesn't usually like carrots but chose them as his plant. Maybe he just prefers homegrown ones.

July

 July has been treating us well. We started out this month getting crafty. We made these flag decorations with our friends.

We have been swimming, rowing, playing at beaches and parks, and probably consuming our body weight in watermelon. (Seriously, we buy two huge Costco watermelons almost every week.)

 Madelyn and Ashlie have started exchanging work on a farm for horse lessons. They are so excited. This week Madelyn got to mow the lawn on a ride on lawn mower and Ashlie got to help haul branches from cut down trees into a big pile. They get 1 hour of riding in exchange for 1 hour of work.