More Heat Dome

More hot days last week made for some pretty sweet sweet corn. I had to take a photo of this sweet corn because it’s the nicest we’ve ever gotten from our own garden. And there was a lot of it - - -

so much that we froze a bushel or so Wednesday morning. Before it got too hot. HA.

Wednesday afternoon was a gorgeous HOT pond afternoon with some Kochs but I forgot my camera so no pictures of that.

Thursday morning Ben helped me pick about six bushels of sweet corn from Tim&Emily’s patch – it was BEAUTIFUL corn and it was the hottest I remember being at 9:00 in the morning. Sweat was dripping onto my glasses. A good workout! That afternoon we enjoyed swimming at U. Mark’s pool – pond or pool, we like both, and when it’s 110* or so, there’s not much else to do outside in the afternoons. We started shucking corn after chores, and help trickled in until everyone was here by suppertime. Except Jacob who had class until about 7:00 or so. LOTS of sweetcorn to cook - - -

lots of cutters - - -

Josh had to take a break to play with his pet. Can’t remember its name.

Friday was still hot. Morning chase and jobs then afternoon at U. Randy’s pool; by early evening I was blessed by this scene:

Evidence of little people here;  we loved having Lola and Beau for the evening! While Dad & his five boys went to Father/Son Night at the Granary, we had a few friends here for pizza and water play in the backyard. Fun to have Katy and her nephew Sammy. Really, Beau loved the 4wheeler, though it doesn’t look like it in this picture. Sammy wasn’t quite as enthralled with it but did ok as long as Aunt Katy was there. Two pretty sweet 2-year-olds!

Jack liked the wading pool -

as did Lola -

and Beau -

and Sammy – who also liked the swing.

A. Sarah and Kinsey completed the party and joined in the water fighting wholeheartedly.

That’s a lot of cuteness for one picture.

Saturday was another work morning, another pond afternoon, and another evening with little people – one with her horses,

and one with his tractors.

Precious!

Can’t forget Bristol baby; she never lacked for attention either!

Love all these little tykes. Thankful for opportunities to enjoy them.