July

July has been a good month. We spent the Fourth in Colorado. We took several hikes, played outside, and enjoyed. We did what we love and that is being with family. Blessings come in the form of nights of family dinners where everyone is laughing, kids are running, and no one wants to leave the table because the company is so good. We had that. And we loved it.

July brought freedom. And a scaly leg.


And lots of hot summer days filled with neighborhood projects, pirates, and a whole lot of dirt.

And a few surprises...there are truly no Lego free zones in my home.

Wisconsin

Last year we went up to the Wisconsin Dells, loved it, and talked it up. Then Mark's sister Sonia and her family decided to give it a try. So in June we made our way up there to spend a week with Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt, Uncle, and cousins. It was so much fun. We were so happy to be able to really spend time with Sonia's family. The kids had a ball with their cousins. And we got to enjoy the beauty of the Dells and water parks!

Cruising the Wisconsin Dells...a river with amazing rock formations.

Cute kids!

On the cruise you would get out in a couple of places and see some pretty amazing places. It was amazing.

Playing in the water.

After a long day at the water parks...sitting in the hallway waiting out the tornado warning...with all the other guests and the people who were eating at Denney's next door. Thrilling. The crazy part was I never got nervous at all, just annoyed at not being in our room.