We’re so happy to be back together again! Andrew returned from his outreach to China and the boys and I returned from a trip over to the West side. We’ll get some pictures and stories up from the China outreach soon, but for now here’s Jude modeling the outfit Papa brought home for you above.

Our week with my parents was fun and relaxing, thanks for driving us there and back and sharing such a fun time Mums and Papa!! We got to see some of the family, as well as our good friends Erika and Audrey, and my friend Marit and her husband, sweet baby girl Nell, and the rest of her family who our family has known since we were kids. My mom and Marit’s mom met when they were pregnant with us and now it’s so fun to see each other as mamas, from across the ocean- she now lives in Norway! Nell and Owen had fun slobbering on their hands in the stroller together…

My mum and I took in a movie- Julie and Julia- which I loved. Anyone else seen it yet or read the book? It further fueled my inspiration to work my way through a cookbook starting this fall- more on that to come. We took the kiddos to the Children’s Museum with my cousin Heather and her girls, we’ll definately be going back again, there is so much to see and do. It took a while to convince Jude to climb up on the big tractor but Owie was game from the start!

This week we are enjoying time to catch up, play with the boys, and make the most of the last month of summer. Yesterday we went strawberry and corn picking- so much fun! Carver Farms is located less than 10 minutes from us and they have lots of u-pick crops every year, avoid using many pesticides, and have great prices. Our load of berries yielded some delicious jars of strawberry rhubarb jam that is tart, sweet, and oh so good. I freeze my corn, cut from the cob, in small portions for use in soups and casseroles during winter months.

Coming up on this little bloggy… China pictures, Chocolate cream cheese filled cupcakes, (oh my!) and maybe a few more summer recipes. Off to spend time with my amazing hubby… have a great week everyone!

“We do not cease to play because we grow old, we grow old
because we cease to play.” George Bernard Shaw