Subdued Stringband Jamboree

Last Friday we had so much fun at the Subdued Stringband Jamboree. For the entire walk back to the blanket after I bought Haven this ear of corn she sang "I have some corn, I have some corn!" It was adorable. Another high point was the smoothie booth with bicycles rigged up to the blenders. Buddy Nicole blended our smoothie for us, we decided to call in a pinch peddler since we had a racer on hand!

Eggs-alent!

Our chickens have started laying! It has been very exciting for us, tomorrow morning for breakfast we eat our own eggs!!!

The chickens, all grown up. So far only the black one will let me pet her.

Haven the Ham and baby Mia

Big Tina and her baby Mia Soliel came to see us today. It was great to see them and we had a very nice and long overdue visit.

Bear in the beer garden

Haven loves the Boundary Bay beer garden, let's face it, we all do. It is a fabulous part of our summers around here.

Go Bells!

We have been bugging Papa to take us to a baseball game all summer, so last week we went and saw our local minor league team the Bellingham Bells play a team from Bend Oregon. We ate nachos and hotdogs, and Haven's favorite part was their mascot: a large yellow chicken. They let the kids chase him across the field, and she screamed in delight the entire time, not even seeming to notice she was the slowest runner. The chicken got many high fives and hugs from Haven!

In a final act of catch up...

Haven very sweetly tucked her kitty in for a nap. She brought from her own bed her special blankie and favorite snuggle buddies. Sadie appreciated it!

Three little monkeys

Happy Birthday Zoey!

A month in Montana

Our family mourned the loss of our matriarch in July; Memaw passed on July 18. It was a long month for all of us, and on the bright side we got to spend a lot of time with our family. Montana was beautiful but we are very glad to be home.


















There aren't many pictures of this month. Here is Haven wearing Uncle Casey's hat at Grammie and Grampie's cabin.














Haven and Grammie walking through the courtyard at the main cabin at Twin Meadows.

Strawberry picking in June

Haven and I picked 14 and a half pounds of strawberries at the U-pick farm. YUM. That doesn't count how many we ate!














Now they are mostly all frozen in our deep freeze for a winters worth of summer deliciousness. Since then we have picked 13 and a half pounds of blueberries and 13 pounds of raspberries. Most is frozen, but some of the raspberries will be made into jam.