Teenager much? We’re with you Holmes, we’ll see who tomorrow brings. (Also, it was water sprinkler day today for Meryl’s class, hence her swim attire.)

Really for myself, but also to show them when they’re actually teenagers and can’t stand each other:) Still, these will be for us then too.

This kid cannot get enough blueberries.

Hello there! Sole to soul.

Lummi, holding down the fort during our thunder storm last night:) It’s hot out there.

(Can we just leave them there?)

I thought I was so clever.

Painting outside on the huge paper roll was supposed to be the activity! And of course Meryl wanted to let her masterpiece dry and not be washed off. Let’s all appreciate this moment of freedom these kids once had:)

Let’s try eating dinner from tongs and the extender basting brush. Dad to the rescue.

Bunny turned one this weekend and Meryl made her a card to send in the mail, mostly so that it would come back for her to receive. IRS checks, ballot votes, and Bunny’s birthday card - the U.S. Postal Service delivers.

Lucky for Bunny (ahem, Meryl and Holmes), we saw Jenna, Scott, and Maddi their dog on our way to the mailbox and mentioned the good news. To all of our surprise, we returned home to a balloon and birthday card!

At least with us, the neighborhood bookstore is winning this summer with the public library not fully operational. Diving deeper into current obsessions and expanding our home library’s author diversity is fun! (Also to note, an apple in Holmes’ hand. This kid.)

With Lummi the shark circling for bites.

Seriously, no complaints about this neighborhood apple crew.

Silent credit to Lummi, who for some reason loves to eat large bite sized clumps of grass and dirt all over the lawn.