Summer Days

You know that you have hit the middle of summer when the summer banana apples are ready to be sauced. Leo was very interested in the process.

Mom was in charge of the grinding.

We were still cleaning up while it was getting dark, and just when we thought things were winding down Javi saw a rattler.

Leo was ready to rumble.

Javi grabbed a 12ga and blasted that thing in half. It was quite the adventure.

The older youths went to FSY, we held a cool boating activity for the younger kids that were left behind. It was a lot of fun.

The late summer nights are wearing DeA right out.

Mom made some delicious stir-fry, Javi decided that it needed a banana.

We had one of the busiest days ever at the office, and it just happened to be the day that the AC broke.

A nice patient brought donuts, but since it was so hot no one wanted to eat them. I brought them home and Luca was more than happy to chow down.

Leo Dog has Luca trained well, Luca "drops" lots of goodies for Leo Dog.

We had a fun day down at the lake, but it was surprisingly chilly for July.

Ryker felt sick, which he sometimes does when he's exhausted. He thought he could sleep it off, but unfortunately he puked his guts out before he could fall asleep. Thankfully he woke up the next day feeling great and hasn't had a problem since.

The grass is in, and it is spectacular!

It looks and feels like a real, established lawn!

It's a great place to chill in the shade on hot summer evenings.

I have taken the kids golfing a few times, and this pic accurately depicts our experiences. Rock is hitting probably his third or fourth tee-shot while Jens and Ryker fight over the ball washer.

The big adventure has been watching Brian fight with the shop.

Luca loves seeing all the cool toys are have been brought up to try and erect this thing.

It's bad enough for Brian to have to deal with shoddy plans and mis-engineered materials, it's the watchful eye of Sauron that puts it over the edge.

We took Leo Puppy to Stutzman's and remembered quickly why we don't take him down there very often.