YUM!

Today I made a Strawberry Crumb Coffee Cake with the strawberries that we picked yesterday. It is SO delicious (Conner said I need to say "if I don't say so myself" :)

Berry Picking

Today was the first day of summer vacation together, so we celebrated by going berry picking with our friends. We picked 39 pounds of strawberries in about 30 minutes. I made lots of jam, and we still have tons of berries left for strawberry milkshakes and ice cream sundaes!

We Did It!

We all survived the 1/2 Marathon today. It was perfect weather for a walk - cool and didn't rain at all! We enjoyed beautiful scenery, a few animals, and each other :) Mom did GREAT - she even jogged about 20 feet right before the 12th mile! We had a yummy burger waiting for us at the finish line.

Last Game!

Last night was McKenzie's last game of the season. The last inning was very exciting as her team scored 9 runs to lead by three at the bottom of the inning. The other team ended up winning, but the girls sure made it exciting. We had lots of fun spending time with our friends at the games. Kelsey's first game is tomorrow night, so now it's her turn!

New Hobby

Peter and I have both found a new hobby - gardening. Peter built wonderful garden boxes, and we have planted lots of fruit and vegetables that have been growing quickly. We are growing green and yellow peppers, pepperocinis, tomatoes, watermelon, cantaloupe, corn, mini cabbage, strawberries, onions, parsley, basil, cilantro, peas, red potatoes, mini cabbages, kolrabi, and blueberries - whew! Today I planted some hostas and lavender along the new path that we put in a few weeks ago. Slowly but surely, our yard is getting transformed....!

Farmers' Market

One of my very favorite things about summer is going to farmers' markets. Yesterday McKenzie and I went to the Cedar Mill Farmers Market, and we were amazed by this beautiful arrangement of radishes and incredible colors of flowers. These pictures just make me feel happy :)

Kelsey the Cook

Kelsey made her first dinner the other night, Ham and Gruyere cheese frittata. Conner definitely gave it a thumbs-up! He made sure to tell her that this was the first time he ever had "thirds" at dinner. We hope that this will be the first of many meals that the kids will make, since I will be working full time starting in September.