{24 : july}

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July was a full and happy month. The kids went to camp(s), we celebrated more bdays, we found the hot sunshine, harvested a lot more food from the garden to share with the community and the charity in town. We spent time camping outside our own home, cooking and eating a lot of meals outside, explored more of God's creation, dabbled in some new recipes, and saw the end of another school year. Now we are truly enjoying sleeping in and being laid back the next few weeks! 


summer days!

my bday gift from my folks... it turns into a semi grill too!

new recipe - MY GOODNESS they were so good and EASY! 

never too early to prep from Christmas!

we love seeing inside the pea pod in the gorgeous sunshine

anyone else see a rubber ducky??

the garden potatoes grew HUGE!

so grateful to be able to share each weeks load out! 

our faithful weeder, Micky. He is SO good at weeding. 
Seriously, the garden only looks so great because this man is so faithful to his task! 
THANKS MICKY!

another trip around the sun!

bday adventures the robin hood way


just a bunch of adventurers




ended his bday watching England play in the Euros with friends

lovely day for school outside 

we took school to our favorite moor stop - Cod Beck

Viking Day at school did not disappoint! This girl was ready!

sweet peas for dayzzzzzzzzzz

for my bday we went to Ambleside - home of Charlotte Mason 
What a dream of day. 


this vibrant fern was growing straight out of the walls

it was a gorgeous, classy lakeside town. 

with gorgeous nature right nearby!

another year older ain't so bad...

my favorite summer bush in England... the Butterfly Bush. 
Such a pretty purple

nearly have them all off... but this day was for the boys! 

built a small fairy fort

not a bad work space

last day of school!!! This girl ROCKED her year. 

The last day of school calls for an end of year summer celebration! 
Including water fights, pizza, chicken wings, and lots of friends!!!!!


time for a facelift

pumpkin pie banner in the making


She was gifted an Alpaca Walk for he bday! 

His name is Sumo.

what a cool idea!


ended the month with this guy getting an severe stomach bug that landed us in the A&E

after 3 days of nothing, he finally started to feel like himself again. 

one of my favorite trees in Stockton

a nice summer evening at the park ... love that we can stay up late!

the sunflowers sure are growing!!

now that summer is out we are enjoying more friends at the garden! 





new tables for the garden!!!!!


summer days outside reading together

ready for the water fight! lol

hot sunshine, moorland, a creek, picnic food, friends and water guns - 
Day Made!



JULY ROCKS!

time to go camping... the Keith Way

complete with cookout food

and smores

breakfast outside is SO much better

early morning hike 

it never gets old


same hike - we go through farm land, moorland, and forests



and we land out top of Cap't Cooks!
Seriously, love this hike!



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