flashbacks of the last 3 weeks......

The ways we stay cool.....

Finding ways to grill....



Just loving summer!

Donovan's Dr. appointment last week~The bandage was changed & the staples came out...

And he got a removable boot/cast. YEAH!!

Last week we also got to see my niece, Sierra play her last home game.

And the holiday weekend was off to a great start taking some family pictures & enjoying a family picnic. Can't wait to show you pictures of that....when I get more from the photographer! These are just some samples from my camera. :)

Grandpa and the girls.....


We also spent time with our small group....(cookout #1)

Suzy and her little friend Greta~who like to read and feed their babies.

Julie and her friend Carol...love those ladies.

Also spent some time with our friends Rob & Marlys (cookout #2) with a side of apple crisp and ice cream~which Donovan is modeling for you.

Does anything scream summer louder than cones with ice cream in them??

Their little honey girl, Ava. Love her!
It was...a perfect evening. With beautiful weather & an impromptu cookout with sweet friends. Don't you love the type of people you can invite your selves over to their house for food & fellowship? L.O.V.E. that!

And cookout #3...My aunt & uncles....we totally scored on the cookouts this weekend!!! Yummy!!!! Did you think that was my plate in the above picture? Um...No. that was crutches boys' plate being delivered. :) Between me and you...I think he's kinda getting used to this treatment.

Suzy modeling her first ever twinkie.

Lots of fun laughing and kicking back. Love these people.

I adore that kind of laugh that makes your cheeks hurt. That happens most of the time around my cousin Steve and his wife Jane.
Thank you crutches boy~for capturing the moment digitally.

And a little baseball....with limp-a-long trying his hardest to play along. Poor thing. See his crutches on either side of him? Still can not put any weight on his foot...but we are 1/2 way through baby! 3 more weeks to go. Looking forward to having him on his 2 feet again.

Freezer corn

Sunday at church I mentioned to a friend (Marlys) that I was going to hopefully do corn this week. She offered to help. I smiled at her and thought what a nice offer, you're crazy. Then Marlys called this week to offer her services again. SO this time I took her for serious. Any of you that have put corn away in the freezer, know that it is A LOT of work. Shucking it, cleaning it, cutting it off the cob, cooking it, then the blessed clean up. It is a whole day affair. I was absolutely blown away to have a new friend offer to come help me. Esp. a friend with 2 small children. So yesterday was the day. Donovan was home for a little, and snapped a picture of us hard at work. Also enjoying getting to know each other, we never run out of things to say.

Always on a day like this, I get a little panicked to think of what will happen with trying to do a big project like this with my 4 children. And you know what? I had nothing to worry about. Adding 2 new children to the picture, entertained my children completely. I came in the house to find this in the first hour. It just made me happy that they had found so many things to keep them all entertained. Marlys has a little 4 year old, Jade, that is the above picture.

She also has a little 2 year old, Camden that got along well with Suzy.




And oh all the fruit of my labors.....Fresh corn that we will enjoy all winter.





Unless my kids eat it all before fall is over. They all begged for a bowl of corn while I was putting it into freezer containers. Jack had 3 bowls. Isabella asked for seconds. They all love it.

Here is the recipe I got from an Amish friend of mine.

Freezer Corn

8 cups of corn

2 tsp. salt

2 Tbs. sugar

1 1/2 cups water
1 stick butter

Stir together and bring to boil. Cook for 5-7 minutes. Remove from heat and put corn in bowl. Put that bowl in sink with ice water, to cool. When cool, put into containers and freeze.