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I am really enjoying summer thus far!  Pools and camp and friends- summer has treated the kids and I very well!  The next two weeks we head out on vacation and we couldn't be more thrilled.

 

Olivia has attended gymnastics camp the last two weeks.  d friends- summer has treated the kids and I very well!  The next two weeks we head out on vacation and we couldn't be more thrilled.

We spent Friday afternoon at the Mill River pool swimming and making new friends.  Isn't this shark cute?!

What fun!

We didn't have a very july 4thish July 4- though we did try!  We started off at Puffer's Pond.  Though chilly, that didn't stop the kids from getting in the water and playing in the sand.

But once the rain and our friends joined us we ended up at Mill River again where there was a bit more cover and still lots of swimming!

We have yet to try late night fireworks with the kids on July 4th- so while they slept i got in a short run and saw this beautiful sunset.

Sunday morning we visited Creation Church where Nate shared about our ministry and preached  from 1 john.  We were blown away by the generosity of the church to us!

A rare art project

Don't tell Olivia but monday morning while she was at camp the boys and i met some friends at lake wyola.  very fun!

Friends on the back deck

whole30 approved chicken!

Olivia's new outfit I got for $6.80!

Isaac and his buds at the AFC this morning.  On the way home I realized we all met when the kids were  about 6 months old!

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I talked to my Dad last Thursday who asked if I had updated the blog yet- thanks Dad for being a faithful reader.  Took me until today to actually update- I feel like I haven't been taking as many photos lately and when I do they are all of Sam and thats not very fair to my other two.  The last week was not really a blast but here it goes!

On Friday Nate left town for PA to officiate the wedding of friends from out time PSU.  I headed to his parents house so that I could have free babysitting to attend my grandmother's memorial service.  This is my before pic asking my sister what to wear!  Though it was a lovely, well attended service it wasn't something to really take a picture of:/  All our family  was there- I was especially thankful to visit with my aunt who now lives in NM and my good college friend Brita came as well.  I met many of my grandmother's friends- a few who had actually traveled from Amherst.  Plenty of Wellesley love to go around as well.

Isaac can be very cuddly at times and I LOVE IT!  He also can play with his cars for a while pretending.  ITs really sweet to watch.

Visiting with Nana and Papa for the weekend.

See what I mean?!  He is just SO CUTE these days (when he is not screaming:)

movie time with the kids waiting for daddy to get back from pa

tickle sam time

my kids keep finding mud!!!  how am i supposed to keep a clean house with sand and mud run-ins daily

probably our last strawberry picking of the season between rain storms

wednesday morning was RAINY.  Olivia has spent the mornings at gymnastics camp so i let the boys just watch tv and worked on the budget.

but then we cashed in free bagels and had lunch with Daddy

See- he really was in PA!