It’s been another week full of fun and adventure as we prepare to go on vacation in a couple of days! This week it was VBS: Mission Unstoppable at church. This was Finn’s second year going and he had a great time! I was able to take him in the mornings and witness some of the fun they have each day. He really loves all of the songs and activities that they do all week. 
Griffin has been doing really well at his swim lessons each week. He’s getting more and more comfortable in the water. This week when he exited the pool area he was carrying a card that said “I graduated today!” He is moving on to Level 4, Sea Horses! He was so excited. We’ve also been having dance parties in the evenings at home. Here you can check out some moves of Finn and Reid. It’s a bit long, but I love to see their personalities come out as they dance. 
It’s been a warm one this week, which means cool treats and inside time too. Kevin and I have been fortunate to have Jenn stay late one evening each week for a “date night”. So she has a fun night at home with the kids also, which this week was a movie and popcorn night with Finn after Reid went to bed.
On Friday Mom came down and treated the girls to our annual pre-vacation pedicure! We went to Elli Nail Spa in Powell and then enjoyed a tasty dinner at Local Roots followed by dessert at Graeter’s. Yummers. Full belly, full heart!
And check out this awesome smile. Who knew spaghetti o’s and meat balls could make someone so happy, lol!
This Sunday at Finn’s baseball game Kevin pitched when Finn was up to bat. It’s not the best video (you’ll hear Reid fussing and I missed the arc of the hit!) but you get the idea. Just one for the memory books for later.
Blueberries! Finn and I went on a Saturday adventure to another new-to-us blueberry farm, Berryfield, in Centerberg on Saturday. It was the best place yet! They were picking Elliot, so a later season more tart berry, but look at them! The bushes were big and quite plentiful. We picked more than a bucket in a fairly short amount of time. And they had “helper buckets” for kids and Finn loved it – he filled his up numerous times and dumped it into the bigger bucket. The farm only had a couple other people there and they played music you could here while picking (Nora Jones and the like). They also grow bluecrop, blueray, and coville though most of those were well picked over. We missed Daddy while he stayed home and worked on projects including cleaning out the garage – which he made great progress!
This week on my day off Finn and I went to Zoombezi for the day and met up with my college friend Kim, her three kids Audrey, Ryan, and Landon and Audrey’s friend Sara and her sitter Sydney. The older girls went off on the big slides so the boys, Kim, and I hung out and the family-oriented areas. It was super hot, the concrete burned our feet, and a great day to cool off in the water (although some of the areas the water was really pretty warm!). 
Earlier in the week we took dinner to the Howard’s. Chris’ dad has entered hospice at Kobacker so we took some yummy food and hung out with the Howard’s, Chad, and Nicole for the evening at the Howard home. Finn loved playing with their dogs and crashed with them on the couch toward the end of the night. 
Here are a few other shots from the week, including the new football Finn got at Culver’s by redeeming his “scoopie tokens”. He was super stoked. When Kevin and I have been going on date nights, he and Debbie often go to Culver’s for their “date” too 🙂 Afterward they stopped at the park to play with his new ball. 
And here are a few others from the week: sprinklers and water fun in the yard, Columbus Commons kids fun day stuffs, art work, and a few from the Sunday concert (Honey and Blue) that I failed to include last week!
I’m loving the new album “Love Remains” by Hillary Scott (of Lady Antebellum) and the Scott Family. It is a christian album with traditional hymns and original songs. It’s really a great album! 
And many thanks to Mom for splurging for me, Amy, and Mom to get our toes “beach ready” this week. We had a fun time getting our toes done and then having ice cream and fried pickles after at Graeter’s and City BBQ! Yum! 
And now I”m officially caught up on blog posts – I thought this day would never come after being more than 2 months behind. Whew. Vacation ready now!!