July

I'm just catching up on some pictures from July. I stopped working for the Iowa Cancer Consortium at the end of June. July was my first month as a full-time stay-at-home-mom...could I use any more hyphens? I could have used an extra pair of hands that first week - Stella helped herself to some cereal while I was nursing Isabel.

She was quite proud of herself.

The kids were also very proud of the tomatoes they've been growing all summer. They eat them as soon as they turn the slightest bit red.

We also found a local organic blueberry patch that I fell in love with. Our freezer is now stocked with blueberries and we've made blueberry: jam, syrup, muffins, cinnamon rolls, scones, and anything else I can think of to throw blueberries in. I really cannot believe how delicious these blueberries are!

I even put the kids to work picking but Stella somehow always ate more than she picked.

Delicious!

That is one serious picker.

Look mom!

We've also made several trips to a beach that is on the Notre Dame campus. It is a perfect size for the kids and has some paddle boats to take out.

Abram really enjoys jumping in the water and seeing how far he can 'swim.'

Back to the blueberry farm with friends!

Erin, Donny, and Drew visited us from Iowa and I convinced Erin it would be great fun to pick one night while the guys took care of baths and putting the kids to bed. 

We also made a quick trip to the zoo in the rain before they had to head out.