My strawberry crop

I have strawberries growing outside. I don't do anything to them. I don't weed or fertilize or mulch or spread hay in the winter. Yet, they still grow and I am amazed every year.

How many tadpoles so you see?

I didn't see them at first. Then, it was all I could see. Tadpoles everywhere. More tadpoles than I have ever seen before. This is just a small area that was part of a bigger area that was just covered with tadpoles. It was amazing.

A hike at quarry hill

We went to Minnesota for Memorial Day weekend to help pack and visit with my parents. One afternoon, we squeezed in a visit to Quarry Hill to hike and peek in the pond. The kids were fascinated as always. Stay tuned for a video of all the tadpoles we discovered!

Kids+teachers+ Boy Scout graduation

Here the kids are with their teachers on the last day of school. Both kids had a good years and learned so much! We are proud of them and their hard work!

That evening, we had Boy Scout graduation and gymnastics to attend. We had 2 tired kids (and parents!) that night! William graduated and crossed over to the next level of the Boy Scouts with his group.

Becca's confirmation

Our niece and god daughter was confirmed in May. We made the trip to Des Moines to be part of her special day. I have no pictures on my phone of the occasion, but I do have pictures from the ice cream treat afterwards!


We had a wonderful visit and we so pleased to be invited to be part of this special day!

What makes a car ride faster?

Stickers. Lots of stickers. This was on the way to visit our cousins in Des Moines back in May.

Gemma helps

Here is Gemma helping daddy make dinner for Mother's Day. It is good we have such a dedicated helper!