Today’s the first day of pre-school and our oldest one, Dale Esau, is starting 4K!
And, I’ve learned some VERY shocking news…Next year, we’ll have to be at elementary school by 7:25AM! Are you serious? I guess that means my half sleeping on the couch from 6:30-8:30ishhh is probably not going to be happening so much in 2013. Therefore, I need to really appreciate these lazy morning hours, while I have ’em!
This summer we’ve had our share of lazy morning (okay, okay….all day) hours! We’ve been busy enjoying all the things summer brings… like popsicles, icecream, kettle corn at the farmer’s market, jaunts to the beach and pool, and playing tourists in our town.
So I wanted to share some photos with ya’ll of what we’ve been up to. I know I’ve posted extremely little and I’ve missed it. But there was just so much fun to be had with the computer turned off, that sometimes it was too hard to turn the computer on. This business of summer is winding down with our re-entrance into school and schedules, so here’s to hoping I’ll be blogging more often.
Sharing…is there anything more precious between siblings?
Road trip enthusiasm!
Inspecting dirt for worms, seriously…what we spent every single day doing this summer!
Catching fish together…the crazy outfit on DE is a make-shift trash bag poncho!
I’ve pickled probably 16 pints of okra so far and am hoping to put some more up this week. I LOVE pickled okra!
Berry Licious Lime Yogurt Popsicles
For the first time ever, I was able to can tomatoes from our garden!
Dale Esau planted these, unbeknownst to me, when I was working on another part of the garden. It was a pretty cool surprise to see them sprout and flourish. Since he planted them, they were his favorite veggie to eat all summer!
Chocolate Toffee Cupcakes for my birthday!!!
I cannot wait!!! to share with ya’ll this granola bar recipe. It is so delish, so addictive, and so gluten free!!!
Is there anything else that says summer better?
I hope you & yours had a fantastic summer!!! Here’s to being thankful for football season, falling leaves, pumpkins, and relishing this last year of sleepy mornings on the couch!
Love,
Jess
Enjoyed reading this. Your daddy said Stella looks just like you when you were her age. We love each of you. Have a good evening. dad and mom
Thanks for commenting!! It would be great if she resembled me as I think DE resembling me is a lost cause! Love y’all – Jessica