School Is Out...

Then SummerTime Begins...
Just the start of it, sunny days, late nights, family time, water fights, lakey hair, tanned skin SCHOOLS OUT SUMMERS IN!

Friday was our kids last day of school...
So we let them have a cookout/bonfire/sleepover with some of their friends from school, I think by the end of the night there was around 20 tweens/teenagers here! We all had a great time and over all everything went really good. 11 boys ended up staying all night, so that was 15 Tweens/Teenager in the house ALL NIGHT LONG!

They must have been lil angels cause I went to bed at 12:30 am and didnt hear a peep ;)

9... thats right 9 Tweens/Teenagers rode the bus home with our 4 Teenagers. Bet the bus driver was lovin us, lol (sorry bus driver)

Dylan and some of his friends playin cornhole...

Grubbin

Hangin Out...

Hi MoM...

Breakfast...

17 people, 36 HM Sweet Cinn. Biscuits, 15 eggs, 1 gallon of milk and 2 pots of coffee! Wooweeee so glad I dont have to feed this many EVERYDAY,lol

They've had a marker fight...
Poor Dylan was out, didnt have a clue what was going on, lol

Thank Goodness It Was Washable, lol

* Then I took Kaylin, Blake, Dylan and 3 of their friends to the lake for a couple hours yesterday, it was nice... I'm wore out and SUMMER HAS JUST STARTED!

Shoot Me... week 15 of 52

My Shoot Me picture this week is of Me and a dear old friend...

We became Best Friends in 6th grade and share so many great memories from then, we were together all the time, lol. I truly cherish those years we hung out. I moved away in 8th grade so we were separated for a few years and lost contact, then I moved back in 11th grade and we started talkin again... but she had her new life and I had mine. We both started families and went our separate ways AGAIN. We've recently gotten back in contact through fb and I'm so happy that after all these years we can just pick up were we left off... I only have a handful of real close friends and I consider her one of them.

Shoot Me... week 14 of 52

The kitchen is my 2nd bedroom although I'm thinkin it should be my 1st... I live in my kitchen, lol. I love cookin, bakin and cannin, its one of the small things I do thats makes me happy. I think if I couldnt be in my kitchen I would go INSANE!

Yesterday I worked in it all day making Perfectly Easy Dinner Rolls to go with dinner... Oven roasted pork loin tips, mash potatoes, oven roasted cabbage/carrots and Strawberry Shortcakes

Strawberry Shortcakes

Buttermilk Biscuits Strawberry Shortcakes...

Mix these ingredients together in a bowl...

1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. buttermilk
1 egg, beaten
3 tsp. baking powder
3 -4 c. flour (add 1 cup at a time and mix til stiff)

Roll out on floured surface, cut out.

I used a canning jar lid as my biscuit cutter and got 16 servings.
Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.

Fresh strawberries from our strawberry patch

Just clean, slice, add 1/2 cup sugar and mix.
Refrigerate til ready to use.

Alright these were so yummy, we all really liked em. I will be making them all summer long. Cant wait for the wildberries to come in.

* Next time I make these I'm gonna make my biscuits thicker :)
I'd also like to try my hand at making hm cool whip.

Kaylin and Travis Goin To Prom...

Kaylin and Travis when to his Jr. Prom last night...
They looked so cute.

A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future.
~Author Unknown

Shoot Me... week 13 of 52

"What keeps our faith cheerful is everywhere in daily life, a sign that faith rules through ordinary things: through cooking and small talk, through storytelling, making love, fishing, tending animals and sweet corn and flowers, through sports, music, and books, raising kids ­up; all the places where the gravy soaks in and grace shines through. Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people."

-- Garrison Keillor

*** I took this pic the day I was in the garden plantin more beets, sweet corn and sunflower seeds

The Farmers Plantin

Fort Yates...

What Kid Wouldnt Want This Fort In Their Yard?!?!
I think its sooooo cool and would have loved something like this in my yard when I was a kid. We started building this almost 3 summers ago. Last night Brain and Dylan added the wood panels.
I ♥ the way it looks.

Heres how it all started... (we add alittle more through the years)

My Momma's Day...

I really loved the card Brian gave me today, It's so us...

Heres what it said...

To My Wife with love on Mothers Day
So much has changed since we became parents. Our lives are so full now, not only with more chores, errands and activity. But also with more fun, more memories and more love...
I know its not always easy or perfect but I feel like anything is possible with you at my side.

Heres Whats Been Goin On At The Farm...
The Farmers Plantin