First Few Weeks Here

The first few weeks in our new neighborhood, Emily and Jonny spent hours at a time riding bikes together. Going from a busy street in our old neighborhood to a quiet street here, they were thrilled to be able to ride their bikes more (without mommy freaking out). One particular day after Jonny crashed on his bike, I saw him limping home with help from his older sister. They didn't know I saw them, but it was one of the most tender moments and  just made me smile. Some people thought we were crazy having these two so close together, but they really are the best of friends, always looking out for one another.

I'm thankful Wade put in the time and effort to make our house a home so quickly by working with me to unpack, hang photos, clocks, mirrors, and other decor. We invited some of his family and mine over for a Memorial Day BBQ 2 weeks after we moved to motivate us to unpack and get settled quicker. It worked! We were super efficient knowing company was coming. :)

 At the BBQ, my nephews found these beautiful green eggs in the top of our cherry tree.

 Jason always makes my kids laugh.

 The kids helped Jeff and Wade set up the soccer net after the BBQ.

 Emily and I love baking together in our matching Strawberry Shortcake aprons.

 My kids were giddy about their first lemonade sale of the summer! It happened to be on the last day of school, so it was especially successful because all those thirsty teens out of school didn't have homework, practices, or lessons, so they just came and hung out and had cup after cup of lemonade and lots of our homemade chocolate chip cookies.

PS) How do you not love our cute neighbor Cecily, in her swimsuit, anxious for the sale to be over so they can all go swimming together? Such a great neighborhood!