Summer Begins!

Although summer doesn't officially begin until June 21st, we all know that summer really starts when the school year ends.  The end of the school year also means gifts for some teachers which included one more crocheted literary character, Huck Finn, for Anna's favorite English teacher.  (From Literary Yarns by Cindy Wang).

Summer also officially begins when the college boys come home!  I love having my bedrooms and kitchen table full.  The boys brought with them an extra kitty, Iverson, which the kids absolutely adore. Russ and I insist that it is just like having a toddler in the house--needs constant watching, gets in spats with the other pets, eats and poops a lot, and gets up at the crack of dawn.  He loves the outdoors, so spends much of his day either outside or wishing he was!

Watching Seth mow

So the bread making wasn't a fluke... Seth made these absolutely yummy English muffins.  We all agree he definitely needs to make these again.

The afternoon of Memorial Day was spent with friends which included a hike in the foothills just north of the city.

We also spent one day with friends learning to sew!  We started at a fabric shop, picking out coordinating fabrics for a pillowcase.  Then we learned how to cut (measure twice and cut once!), press, and finally sew!  The best part was doing the project with friends.   Next project:  a Layer Cake Quilt!

Since Nicolas drives to Nampa each day for his job (working with a heating/cooling company) and Caleb needs to drive to BSU each day as a research assistant, we really needed to replace the vehicles we lost.  With the insurance money from the totaled Fusion, we were able to purchase two Chevy Impalas--a  gray 2005 and white 2007.  Anna, Seth, and I spent several hours detailing them so they look pretty spiffy inside and out!