Riding in style!

Rachel is borrowing her sister Jasmine's sports bike today, so she and I took advantage of it and went for a little joyride around town, to spend some fun time together. After a trip around the lake we ended up at Panera and sat there and talked a while. When we got home there were a few eager boys hoping for a spin as well! Rachel was all too willing to oblige!

summer rain

The rain has been so nice these past few afternoons! This saturday was nice and relaxing, involving another baseball game in the morning and Shane's graduation party in the afternoon with lots of food and volleyball! :) I was extra tired this evening when we got home so i fell asleep for an hour...now i'm kinda awake and wondering what to do until it's really my bedtime...hehe

A refreshing evening

My dad started slow and kinda bla for some reason. But around 11 I met a bunch of people at Starbux for Julia's birthday, and after some coffee and chatting i was feeling more energetic. I babysat for the afternoon, then when they left after dinner I headed down to the ballfields by our house with the boys and we watched one of their friends play a game. The weather was so breezy and cool because there had been a light shower around 6 oclock. Also the sunset was gorgeous, some of the most vibrant colors i've seen in a while! It was so awesome to watch the sky change from blue to orange to pink to purple!!! You can see that in the two very different looking pictures i posted! lol

All that said, to top it off the ball game was close and our team won! :)

Now we are home and my parents are gone for the evening so i managed to talk my brothers into finishing the laundry chores by letting them watch some tv before bed. Nothing like a little sisterly bribery when i'm in charge! hehe

Time for the park!

This morning i took the kids down to the park to play before it got too hot. There are lots of trees so we stayed mostly in the shade :) I was babysitting the same kids we were with Tuesday. It's been a lot of fun having them around...

Then in the afternoon I had my violin lesson and then went shopping at target. This evening was Hannah Testerman's bridal shower! It was a lot of fun, but its still weird to think about her getting married!

Goodnight!

Sweet little boys

Today we got to spend time up at the farm with my mom's friend from college and her two adopted boys from Korea. They are adorable kids and super fun to play with! I was snapping shots of them running around all day. I can't wait to edit them all, but it's too much to do tonight. This one just jumped out at me from the bunch, his face was so innocent this picture captured him perfectly!

I downloaded Lightroom so it will be all ready for me when i finally get more than 5 minutes to spend on the computer at once! :) I'm excited to learn the new program!

This is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it!

I wrote a page of thoughts on this verse yesterday, and the funny thing was God tested me on it this morning when things were hectic and i didn't feel like rejoicing in the moment! He is such a faithful guide, and His peace and joy never fail!

Round robin!

Tonight we had a family ping pong tournament! We played the game round robin where you take turns hitting the ball back and forth while rotating around the table in a circle! When you miss the ball 4 times you are out! Its fast paced and fun because you can include everyone! My dad was the champion of most of the games but i beat him once! This afternoon was FULL of errands and then getting home to make dinner so it was nice to have a relaxing evening with the family.

A visit to the barn

We had a quiet Father's day Sunday, partly because our home church didn't meet because everyone had plans with family. So we all slept in late and relaxed this morning and just enjoyed being together, and then after lunch we drove up to the farm to visit my grandparents. We walked out to feed the horses and i started snapping away with my camera! It's such a fun place to take pictures! This was one i took of the horses waiting to be let in the their stalls to eat! I got some other fun shots but i always have to pick just one! :)

I've been slacking a little on this every day thing but i feel like i need to make sure i keep it in perspective and not make it too important. i want it to stay enjoyable and not something i do just cuz i have to get it done!