Summer blogging overload

In the summer time Kevin only works a half day on Fridays and so far he has been just working from home in the morning- making it feel like a three day weekend. It has been so nice. It does however make for some pretty full and lengthy blog posts....so- here we go again.

Part I: "Taste of Omaha"

This weekend, there was an event downtown along the river called "Taste of Omaha" where a lot of local Omaha restaurants served up their specialties. They had a special for kids on Friday where they got lunch and a wristband for unlimited rides for only $7- great deal! It wasn't even crowded. The kids had a lot of fun on the rides and we had a lot of fun tasting the food.
Towards the end, we bought the kids these popsicle things called "frog spit" (oh yes, they thought the name was HILARIOUS). So this is Brielle putting the frog spit on her leg- this is after she dumped an almost full bottle of vitamin water on herself and had enjoyed a slushy lemonade with her hands--- just imagine the stickiness that was Brielle that day!It must be because she is a third child but Kevin and I didnt try to stop her- we just laughed at her-- hmmmm..."mmmmm Omaha tastes good!" (what is it about messy faces that I find so entertaining?)

Fun times!



Part II: Concert at Shadow Lake

The shopping center by us has Friday night concerts. The kids were pretty tired- esspecially Brielle but she definitely got a second wind on the dance floor.

The kids desperately wanted their faces painted so we waited half an hour in line for this... (yes it is pretty cool but half an hour wait cool... not so sure)This is the kids with Tanner and Gaby. Tanner also works for ConAgra but has been out in Bentonville. Next month though they move to Omaha. Wahoo! We were lucky to have them stay with us over the weekend so they could do some house hunting. We are always thrilled to have people stay with us ESPECIALLY when they are moving here. We had a good time with them and can't wait to have them around more often. They are great people.

Part III: Strawberry Picking

You may remember we did this last year. I was determined to go picking at peak season but when I called they told me the season was already winding down- shocking... so I thought we had better go right away. I just love picking my berries straight from the patch. The kids loved it too. Brayden said "this is so fun just wandering wherever, finding strawberries, working hard, and being with my family" That made me happy!

Again, I just love the messy face.

Clearly, Brielle ate more than she picked. For a while she would pick and eat what she picked until she found my bowl- then she just plopped down and ate straight from the bowl.

We ended up with just over 12 pounds of berries. They charge $1.25 a pound which is a pretty good deal and they didnt mind at all that Brielle had been eating all along- they said good for her and didnt even charge us for that.So home we went to make jam and pie. Yummy!

And of course I had to include a picture of the kids eating the strawberry pie.... enjoying the fruits of their labours.