Almost August

It’s nearly August.  Where did July go?  It’s been a great month, but it has definitely gone by too quickly.  As with June, we spent a lot of time at the baseball field.  With Sebastian playing on three teams, when I wasn’t cheering him on, I was washing his baseball uniforms.  We did take a break from baseball on the 4th of July and played a little golf (mini golf for Sophia and me) and went to Bayfront Festival Park to enjoy some music and fireworks.

Tee Time
Fourth Fest

After a very late night, we all slept in and then packed for a weekend at Tom and Karen’s cabin.  We enjoyed a nice sunset, the local wildlife and some boating/tubing.

Sunset On Long Lake
Catching Some Rays
Leave It To Beaver
Smooth Ride
Wild Ride
Nice And Easy (With Nana)

After a relaxing weekend, we headed home to get back to work and for more baseball!

Blooming Backyard

I have more flower photos in this post.  Hopefully another post will be coming soon to recap the Fourth of July, a weekend at the cabin and some recent baseball games.

Day Lilies
Pink Wild Rose
Yellow Rose
Red Rose
Peony
Spirea
Butterfly Bush

And one final picture of the African Violet plant from my Mom.

African Violet

In Bloom

Lots and lots of rain this Spring, followed by a few days of heat has created some amazing flowers in the yard.

Clematis
Budding Iris
Blooming Iris
Dahlia

Even one of our indoor plants is ready to bloom. My Mom gave each of the kids an African violet plant a couple of months ago. This one is the first to have buds. The other one isn’t far away.

African Violet

Unfortunately, today has brought more rain.

Rain On Rose Leaves

Sun and warmer temperatures are forecast to make a comeback this weekend. We are eagerly awaiting you!