Quick September update

Zach looks so young here with Bruce!

 Ok, not really!  These are old! But I don't have time to do a proper update & I'm feeling sentimental.....

This is a self portrait, by Abbie...

Of course, we relished the 3 days per week that Papa J was home - and every beach day!

August update

Had a quick get away to Chicago - 4 hours on the train w/ 3 littles & we actually enjoyed most of the trip ;0) Little guy here cried the last 2 hours but it's all good - we had an awesome time with the Cheese Monger peeps!

I did a bit of painting & woodworking to update the hollow core doors upstairs - I'm happy w/ the results

I found this end table in the burn pile & made it into a play kitchen for Mac! The old one was pretty nasty after having 6 kittens use it for a litter box BLEH

Our wild garden....love it

Our 3 awesome boys soaking in the lake - Zach was giving his beloved some swimming lessons

I guess I was busy or feeling creative or something??  Made these sallopettes for Mac out of an old silk skirt.  Wears GREAT for playclothes & is solf as...oh wait....

another Chicago pic - "The Farm at the Zoo" in the park by JG & AG's apartment (not AJ anymore!).

    Do those handmade backpack thingies make them hipsters?

Papa J getting in his cuddle time

Let's all go buy westies & combis & live on the road, ok?? ;0)

Visiting cousins & a bit of henna

How Jam likes to watch TV (well, youtube videos - they don't have TV either, but they DO have unlimited internet!)

Playing cards

"Cousin Eddie" holding a teeny tiny dog

Ha!  Band says "I'm Dangerous to Darkness" but funny how this happened to turn out ;0) 

Dorks!

Last visit w/ Kiwis for awhile & a visit with Great-Grandma

Quite a tree...

Dinner party with old friends, so nice to see everyone again!

Papa J relaxing w/ other Papas

Four families, 20 homeschool children ages 3-20!

I am the only Mama in this group that doesn't have red hair!

And Great-Grandma JB got a new 'baby' - her name is Princess & she's the little fluff ball that Tweeters is holding - keeps her young ;0)

Enjoying our favorite pizza!

Thumbs up!

I need more pizza!

Cheater pants here is giving her sunshine burger & raw beet juice a thumbs up - she walked a couple blocks down to get it then brought it back to where the rest of us were eating!!

A big snow!

Bruce!

Huge flakes, so pretty...garden sleeping...

We went for a night walk & the snow was just perfect for snowman building - or in this case, snowlady.  The next day it was too dry to pack so I'm glad we enjoyed it while we could!  Yes, the body & head were REALLY heavy ;0)

Honey Bunches & her artsy selfie!

Thanksgiving at Gma & Gpa L's!

Tweeters helped Gma L decorate her mailbox!

Uncle Bill, Flash, Gma L & Uncle Vaughn

friend Judy, Casey, Jew Baby, Aunt Bink, Uncle Bill

Gpa L, Uncle Scott, cousin Daniel, Charise, Papa J

Mama J (me!) & cousin Scott - who is assaulting me with a shrimp!  Funny, cause he's a police officer!

Ahhh, relaxing chairs!  Gpa L & Uncle Scott

playing dreidel !

Jam, Gpa L & Papa J looking at something interesting

Oh!  The funnies! 

sneak attack

"no take-a picture!"

visiting some friends & their guinea pigs :0)

Hammin' it up - Flash bought a mustache for Jam!

the walking trail down the street from Gma & Gpa's house

ahhhh - warmer weather, sunshine, and the great outdoors!

funny long shadows....

Tweeters loves the blue sky

Tweeters is learning to take some pretty decent pics!

she did this one, too

feeling right at home out in the woods

some of the puddles in the creek bed still had ice

perfect for leaf soup!

Jam fell in that puddle shortly after I took this picture, so it was time to head back anyway ;0)  We also saw 4 deer on the ridge right above us but couldn't get a picture quick enough!  It was a great visit!