California Summer

Mary and I continued to enjoy good company while Joshua was in Italy. Visalia experienced a record number of days in a row with triple digit temperatures while we were there, but we managed to stay mostly cool and had fun with the family.

 

We had a jamming day where we made two batches of peach jam and a batch of plum jam. It was a lot of cooking over a hot stove, but produced tasty results.

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We had an outing to get frozen yogurt on a Friday afternoon, followed by an impromptu pizza party at the Trevinos' house. 

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This little guy is so cute and happy; he has the greatest expressions whether he's lighting up the room with a grin or making us laugh with silly faces.

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Dad was busy all month working on moving Midtown to a new location, but he still made it to frozen yogurt with us.

The Sunday before Emery's birthday we had a birthday dinner for her.

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The Nickell kids spent the night with us a couple times while Heather was out of town for a training conference. It was a common sight to see them reading Calvin and Hobbes, something we used to enjoy on hot summer days.

On Wednesdays, Heather, Michelle, and the kids would come out and we'd all hang out and go swimming or work on projects. One week, Mom made playdough.

Mary became increasingly active, even while she slept. One day I found her rotated 90 degrees and pushed up against the side of the bassinet. 

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 Michelle gave us a playmat they are done with, and it was a big hit. Mary had a nice place to move around and often had company. She rolled all the way over onto her belly one night while hanging out on the playmat.

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After being there for a whole month with everyone, it was hard to say goodbye.

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What a blessing it is to be surrounded by a loving family.