{SEVEN.2019)

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Summer is slipping away so we really lived it up and enjoyed our July to the fullest!!! :)
Some fun updates include multiple family and friend trips to South Mountain, beginning our 2019-2020 school year, and celebrating E and my own birthday! It was a joyous month for sure. And in fundraising news, we are excited to share that we were able to reduce our budget by about $800!!! Praising God for a month of joy and excitement! 

their favorite rock in their favorite spot! 
hard little worker bee!


our active and passionate reader! 

sweet summertime captures in one photo!!!  
our new playhouse the kids helped me paint and clean up! 


My bday was this month, and I woke to find these sweet love letters/notes and banners all around the home.
M woke very early, made them, hung them, and then went back to bed! What a sweet little man.
I was one surprised and grateful momma 

My bestie here in NC took me to INCREDIBLE french cafe for my birthday!
We had such a great time, just her and I! Thanks girl!  
slow down and enjoy the little things.... 


sneaking away with daddy for an afternoon at South Mtn was a HUGE highlight for our family 

Splash Wars! 

Now this is what I call an afternoon! 

in their element! 

We began back at school, lightly, this month. It was a joy - but it made it hard to drag them away from their imaginative play of space and moonwalks! But with a setting like this, I took it in and let them be for a while!
Playing is important learning too!

our tomato plant is HUGE! 

proud of this little girl's hard work this month! 

found this gem just after sunrise as we were leaving the house! what a beauty! 

Art Morning with new friends! 

followed by a walk to see the horses with them! 

we got CHICKS!!!! I am over the moon excited about this!!! 

the kids helped pick them out, name them and care for them these last few months 

sheer entertainment  
a perfect end to a perfect Saturday!
Bonfires, bike rides, and neighbors 


13 kids, 4 moms, a river and a morning of pure delight! 

love this kids' creativity! he wanted a place to sit ... hahaha

Celebrated this little guy's THIRD birthday! 

Avenger's style! 

my little helpers with our new playhouse! 

happy 4th of July!

Now this is how we celebrate! 

Avenger's Assemble 

all our awesome friends who came to love and celebrate on E! 

4th of July evening spent around the bonfire with neighbors and chocolate 

a favorite insta of our crew!  
an impromptu art morning with friends 



SHE LOVED BEGINNING SCHOOL!
the last night with our TWO year old ... so strange to think we no longer have a toddler in the home 


our family finished up this big John Deere puzzle !! 

E LOVES having school with us in the AM - and he's a quick little learner 

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