Weeding and weddings

John has been in awar against our weeds (mostly thistles) all summer. And we think he is finally winning. Caleb has spent quite a few nights with his dad pulling weeds around the landscaping and in the garden. Although he usually pulls weeds out of the bucket instead of putting them in, they still have lots of fun father-son time outside. :)

I have also gotten to go to two weddings of girls I played volleyball with in college. They both had beautiful ceremonies and it was so fun to have a reunion with girls I played with!

Strawberries

IIt has kind of become a yearly tradition to go and pick strawberries in the middle of June. There is a patch in Iowa and another one in beaver creek that we have tried out, and we absolutely love the strawberries! The picking is fun because I go with a group of women and we just get to chat while we work. Those of us with kids get a babysitter, and this year we even went out for ice cream after all our hard work. :) A big thanks to my Grandms VW who watched Caleb for me while I picked! The hard part comes when we get back home. The next few days after picking I spend most of my time washing, cutting, and freezing strawberries. It is kind of a pain, but it is so worth it to have delicious strawberries all year long! 

       Hard at work...or hardly working. :)

       The group with our strawberries. 

Graduation & Sate Softball

It seems like it has been a whirlwind since school ended and summer began. Between graduation, state softball, and vacation, we had lots to do. But, I really can't complain when most of my time was spend preparing for a week and a half vacation. :)

Tianna graduated from high school a few weeks ago, and the whole family got together to celebrate that day and during her party. It was so nice to have her at SW my first two years teaching there. It will definitely be different not getting to catch up with her everyday at school, but we are both excited that we just got to be sisters again. :)

  Caleb with his Auntie T. 

 With our sister the graduate.

The whole family..and everyone is smiling!

Although her days at SW were done, Tianna still got to enjoy some high school memories at the state softball tournament. She is the pitcher and mowed down a lot of batters this year. They had a disappointing loss first round at state which only allowed them to get 5th place at best. But they recovered and won their next two games to get 5th. Grandma VZ came up Wednesday night through Friday afternoon to watch Caleb for us, and John and I got to celebrate our two year anniversary by spending the weekend away and watching softball. It was my first time leaving Caleb overnight and I definitely enjoyed it. He has been having some early mornings so it was nice to just go to the hotel and not worry about him. We really appreciated Grandma coming to baby-sit so we could enjoy the softball games and do some shopping and go out to eat!

 Can't believe it has been 2 years of marriage already!

 Beautiful weather for softball!

 The team with their trophy.

So glad we got to watch her last high school game!

A great weekend with family!