Playing... It is not often that I play games on my phone but when I do, I do it obsessively for about a week before coming to my senses. This week's obsession is Hidden Object: Home Makeover 3.
Watching... Aaron and I took in the 4th of July parade all by ourselves as Austin was at work and Blake was out of town for the weekend. We sat on the curb, in the shade of a big blue mailbox. My favorite part of the whole parade was the flyover by two Navy jets, the rumble of those powerful jet engines is enough to make anyone patriotic!
Here's the street a few minutes before the parade started.
Cooking... Mexican Quinoa Casserole in the crockpot. Anything to avoid turning on the oven lately.
Drinking... Frozen Mocha from Whidbey Coffee Company. Thanks Aaron!!
Doing... We had our first ever church picnic yesterday. Aaron reserved us a nice big picnic shelter at Bowman Bay and brought a message about liberty and the depth of meaning it carries in the Bible. We played Frisbee, ladder ball, and catch with the football. It was nice to do something out of the ordinary and any excuse to be outside is a good one.
Enjoying... Watching the garden grow. One extra clever chicken has figured a way into the garden despite the awesome driftwood fence. She finished off the spinach and has been sampling the collard greens. It's funny that out of five chickens, she is the only one who knows how to get in and out of the garden.
More poppies!!
Pumpkin blossom
Celebrating... Austin earned 7th in the nation at the CMP competition in Alabama. He helped his team win 1st place and set a new record for highest team score. The team received a trophy, medals, and monetary prizes, even free ice cream from a restaurant in Alabama. Good job shooters, we are so proud of you. The team is even featured on the front page of our local paper this week!
Smelling... Wildfire smoke, supposedly from some wildfires up in British Columbia
Thankful... that Blake got to spend the weekend with friends on an adventure in the San Juan islands. To listen to him recount the days, the adventures, the sights, I'm just so thankful that he had the opportunity to go make memories with his best friend. He kayaked, he swam, he ran a 5K (finishing 4th for his age group!), he ate good food, he rode bikes, he watched a small town parade, and took in one of the best fireworks shows in our state.
A favorite... This beach, just minutes from our house.
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