Some Pictures from the In-Betweens

We have been embarking upon all sorts of adventures around here!  Museums, outdoor shows, farms, nature centers, and creeks have been keeping our spirits high and our imaginations active (and our bodies tired at the end of a long day!).  More pictures and stories to come, of course.  

But as I was looking through my pictures from the past week I noticed a few plain old ho-hum moments that were captured here and there.  Playing in the yard, reading in bed, taking a bath, going to the grocery store, or eating donuts after church.  There is something so soothing about these ordinary rhythms and moments.  Even on days when we might spend most of the day doing something thrilling and out of the ordinary, I really believe we draw our strength from these quiet moments at home.

The Week in Pictures

:: Watercolors = the perfect way to spend a hot hot afternoon

:: Hugo at the tail end of the roadtrip (the light at the end of the tunnel)

:: Life on the road is tiring with little kids, isn't it?  Ben, catching some zzzs in a room full of playing children

:: Some new books from the thrift store

:: I sprained my ankle.  It hurt horribly, we went to the hospital, and after two days of bedrest, I got off crutches and was able to walk normally.  A small miracle, if you ask me

:: I promise, we do not keep Hugo in a cage.  I have no idea how this picture got on my phone, but it made me laugh

:: Life is an adventure, don't you think? I am very much enjoying this quieter, more restful week after what felt like a bit of whirlwind.  Sometimes, boring can be a nice change of pace.

The Week in Photos

 

It's that wonderful time of year when our lives are filled with adventures, friends visiting from afar, and the bounty that comes with summer.  It is not unlikely that you will find us having peach blueberry cobbler for breakfast, because why not?  It's summer!

In exciting news, Hugo has taken his first steps, a cobbled together series of four little steps.  It is adorable, and the look of pride on his face is priceless.  Look out world, here he comes!

There have been creeks, and carousels, and swim lessons, and a nest of robins on the fence around our backyard.  And of course all that means that I am just living in the present moment, dropping in between adventures.  

Where has summer taken you?

The Week in Photos