29 & 30

My wonderful older sister, Rachel, just turned 30!! I love the picture, Rachel!

Three days later, that makes me 29!

Today Jason took me to BD's Mongolian BBQ to celebrate my 29th b-day! We got a free birthday stir-fry and chocolate sundae.












Sorry for the sideways pictures. I didn't have time to turn them around.













I'll have more celebrations tomorrow at Gull Lake with my wonderful family!

Here are a few more pictures from music camp. Each day I was so busy that I forgot to take pictures while the kids were there!

Softball, Brock, and Music Camp

Jason has been playing on the church softball league. He made a great double play on third base last Thursday.

The Godfreys came for a quick stay on Friday night. It is always so fun to see them. My flash was so bright that Brock would squint right before I took the pictures!

Rebekah can always pick out better clothes for me than I can! She got a great deal on these Express pants.

Music Camp starts tomorrow! We moved the furniture and set up the overhead projector.

Guess we have to show you a picture of our pea pods, cucumber & squash! We have been eating pea pods and beans every day from the garden! Jason picked his own vegetables for the stir-fry.

We also saw this critter on our back step. My piano student saw it. Thank goodness it's gone now! Does anyone know what it is????

Saturday Mornings...

What's better than sleeping in and going out for donuts?

Picking your own raspberries, of course! It's all-you-can-(EAT)-pick at Blake's farm in Almont. We had a lot of fun seeing the Whites and their 2 cool kids. Matt was going to drive us home but his parents decided he'd better have a nap instead.

Guess what this pile of rubbish is going to be?

STARBUCKS in LAPEER!

Jason's already waiting in line....

I'm getting a little more creative with veggies! Look at this stir-fry, Rach & Matt. I even have bean sprouts and pea pods.

VEGGIES!

I don't know why we're so fascinated with growing veggies, but we're having a blast talking about our jungle. We actually ate about 10 pea pods today!

I'm pretty naive, but I never knew peas had beautiful, white flowers! This crazy bear picture was taken by Jason on I75. I think we saw about 20 venders (from hotdogs to silly rides) heading north to the Lake City 4th of July parade!

Welcome to our 4X4 JUNGLE ...

The first picture of the jungle was taken on Monday. We had a squash flower bloom! The others were taken today. This little bunny comes by our sliding glass door every morning! I got some quick pictures of him!

Our peas are way above this yardstick.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!! ..... & the Godfreys!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, DAD!

We love you so much. Our lives are so much richer because of you! We wish we could be there to hear you preach and enjoy Mom's great Sunday dinners! Thank you for always being there for us and for all of your prayers for us. We are so thankful for you!

I was just thinking about when we were in school and how you'd "quiz" us to make sure we were ready for tests. We'd fight about who would "get" you first. You were always so willing to help us with everything from music to sports to school work. I don't think you probably ever had a minute all to yourself, but you never complained! Thank you for being so good to us. Our earthly father is without doubt a wonderful example of our Heavenly Father!

Speaking of fathers, Ben is doing a great job with Brock as Dada & Rebekah is probably the happiest young Mama that I know! They enjoy being parents so much and Brock's smile and great personality is a tribue to their loving care for him!

Ben, Rebekah, and my happy nephew Brock came to visit us in Lapeer on Tuesday! We wished they lived closer! Brock's first stair climb was in our home!









We took a picture of our garden that's growing like a jungle! Hopefully we can eat some yummy veggies this summer from our own garden!

I took a picture of our living room. We finally got all the furniture delivered.

Is this set cute or what? The Godfreys found it for our anniversary! Jason and I are like a peanut butter and jelly sandwhich. We just stick together.