Puppies!

It's been a busy few weeks here at the Kaiser homeplace. Garden, and puppies, and kids, and lake, and school, and well --- here's a peek. 

Way back to last Monday when the derecho tore a few shingles off the roof. We had been at the lake (no px😒) and weren't watching the sky at all because I had checked that morning and saw the storms were taken out of the forecast. Omy was that forecast ever wrong. That storm blew up faster than anything I'd ever seen before; when we finally noticed it, we had about 10 minutes before the front hit. Sarah was working at 360yc, so Jewel and Josh raced home to get horses and laundry in, and I helped Beth lay umbrellas down and secure all floats before I raced home too. I can't remember how much rain we got, but Idk it was much. The wind, on the other hand, left its mark.

That night Levi's and Jesse's came for supper and to look at Jacob/Ben's vacation px. I think we're all ready for a mountain vacation... soon...

Sky was gorgeous.

Tuesday was our last Auggie day for the summer.

Thanks Echo for a smile from Jasper💗

Precious.

Beautiful skies on a walk with Dad.

And from home.

Wednesday - tomato soup😋

Water was really nice.

And puppies!

Pretty exciting stuff - 4 chocolates, 3 yellows, and 2 blacks!

More Busy Days

 So what exactly is this Favorite Thing?

It's Peach Iced Tea. A delicious, refreshing summer treat. I first had this bottled at the RSA Independence Day bash and came home determined to replicate it with my trusty peach tea bags. For the record, here's how I did it:

*because next summer there's a very good chance I won't remember how I did this 😏*

*anyway*

Boil one kettle of water, add one teabag for 20 minutes or so. Remove teabag. Add to one gallon pitcher filled half-full with ice. Add 2/3 cup sugar or to taste. Chill until cold. Serve with ice in a glass glass. NOT a plastic cup. Iced tea in a glass glass is way better. 

Just sayin'.

Garden is producing just fine.

Another Auggie Day.

Corn wagon has issues so was brought home for observation.

Beautiful evenings last week.

Meanwhile, out west - - -

*not pictured: Michael*

Josh and Jewel this time -

Wednesday.

First orange peppers I've ever grown. Kinda cool.

Purples keep coming!

Another Favorite Thing explanation. A friend introduced me to Turkey Hill ice cream awhile ago. This stuff is amazing. It is delicious. This is my absolute favorite flavor, although the rest of the family prefers the cookies & cream or cookie dough. Only available at Kroger. Expensive but worth it; watch for sales. I haven't yet paid full price.

Another look at this Favorite Thing. I do love flowers, even the ones that grow everywhere so are technically probably classified as weeds.

😄

Aanndd another look at these Favorite Things.

Friday lake crowd.

Just a lot of beauty around. Our God is an awesome God.

Jewel and Josh again.

I can post double px of my Favorite Things if I want to. It's my blog.

😊

Peaches on left - from the Meyer's stand in Morton (from S. IL). Delicious. Peaches on right - our trees. Not sure where they keep coming from. I thought we picked them all. But - - - delicious!

Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works. Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually. 

I Chronicles 16:8-11

A Few Of My Favorite Things

Weekend

Saturday. I think this was Auggie's first time on the hoverboard.

I think he really liked it.

Spontaneous pizza party on a beautiful evening.

Clearly the eyes have it 💖

Sunday evening we explored the new FH playground. Kids had a blast.

Back to Grandpa & Grandma's for snacks.

That's it.