The past few weeks have been extremely busy for our family as Dad and Seth's summer work schedules hit full swing and the garden produce starts pouring in and keeping us all busy on the home front!! And in the midst of it all, we all miss Noah terribly, and treasure our conversations with him!!
When Scott and Lydia were up, we spent one morning butchering chickens. Ellie, Lydia and Joe came to help, which was a huge help!!
We were thrilled to have Scott manning the plucker once again--- not to mention laughing over his ever-ready jokes!! :)
Esther and Lydia.
Joe helped the boys catch and hang the birds!
Reading Books.
We also went blueberry picking while the Ansons were visiting Paul stayed home with Daddy while Mommy, Marcus and a host of Uncles and Aunts went picking!! We came back with several pounds-- in our buckets and in our tummies (right, Ellie??)!!!
"Look at all these blueberries!!"
Aunt Tabitha and Marcus!!
After blueberry picking, we stopped by friends' house to pick corn they had generously offered us (thank-you!!)!! Micah's bag broke, so he found a creative way to carry all he picked out of the patch! :)
Onions from our garden!!
Esther and Ellie snapping beans.
Lydia made blueberry pancakes for the birthday girl!!
Phoebe had a birthday water party/tea party this year, since Noah wasn't here to celebrate their birthday together (their birthdays are on the same day). A handful of young ladies in our area came to make her day so special!
Water balloon toss!
A fun water game!
Tasty Tea-Party Treats!
Friends!
Ladies enjoying tea together!
The birthday girl and guests!!
And July being birthday month, we celebrated five birthdays in one week!! :)
Seth's birthday meal!
Esther's birthday meal (and no, she didn't have just peppers, she had shrimp too!!)!
It's Tabitha's birthday!!
Grandma brought banana splits for the birthday girl!!
Keep Watching for more pictures and updates!!
