Mary's Spiritual Birthday

 Mary wanted a cake with sprinkles inside and on top to celebrate her spiritual birthday. She helped me frost it and was pleased with the results.

Happy Father's Day

We started off Father's Day with Doughnuts with Dads at church.

 The celebration continued when the kids gave Joshua their gift after lunch and then we headed out to my parents' house for Sunday dinner and to wish my dad a happy father's day.

Introducing

 Baby Kerr, due November 5!

Strawberry Jamming

The price of strawberries came down to 98 cents per pound, so we've been stocking up and drying them, freezing them, and making jam.

And, of course, eating a lot along the way.

Party Shopping

Photo: Micah

 We often try to shop around the same time on Tuesdays so we can run into each other at the store. Mary likes to ride with everyone.

Harvest Fun

We harvested some basil and made pesto.

 Mary got a new animal stacking game.

First Canning of the Season

We've been enjoying harvesting from the backyard; the kids love to come out and look for things to pick with me. Our beans have been producing nicely, and we've gotten a few other things as well.

 We managed to collect enough beans and dill for the first canning project of the season. I was particularly excited about it since I didn't do much canning at all last year.

Floats and Fun

I found Mary and David sitting and playing a game together.

We went out for root beer floats after dinner on Monday.

 Ice on a tray kept these two entertained for a solid hour plus while I baked up a storm.

Tenth Anniversary

Joshua and I celebrated our tenth anniversary on June 2. We had dinner at the Vintage Press that evening and started things off by trying escargot for the first time. Then we split an amazing salmon entrée, got a complimentary sparkling beverage, and accidently ordered three desserts. We asked for a dessert sampler, and I guess that's what we got but they were full sized desserts. Needless to say, we weren't able to finish all three.

The following day we took a day trip to the coast. It was lovely and foggy when we got there, and we enjoyed a walk along the bluffs.

It was relaxing to walk along the ocean admiring the view and chatting about everything and anything.

We had seafood for lunch of course, and it was good.

We took another short walk along the ocean.

 We also walked down to the beach. It was such a nice way to celebrate a big milestone.