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July 10, 2016

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Having fun in the kitchen and knocking another item off our summer bucket list: make a pie! Finn and I made our first blueberry pie of the season this week to take to the Pilgrim’s for the 4th of July festivities at their house. Yummers.  I still need to perfect the baking – this time it turned out a bit soupy, but still delish. We enjoyed hanging out with friends (and family, ha!) at the Pilgrim’s and were also able to walk to Coffman High School for the Dublin 4th festivities which include a million bounce houses for the kids to burn some serious energy!IMG_7597 IMG_7564 IMG_7565 IMG_7567 IMG_7569 IMG_7571 IMG_7573 IMG_7583 IMG_7598Earlier in the morning we started the day by building and then destroying a “downtown big city” building. IMG_7547

Finn went down to the Columbus Commons for Kids on Friday with Debbie. There are a lot of fun activities, including baseball, hockey, and planting seeds (oh, and free ice cream sandwiches!). Here Finn planted a bean and watermelon seed. He also ventured to the zoo where he continues to enjoy the fun of having a Gold Membership so he can feed the giraffes and ride ponies, camels, and rides for “free”. IMG_7606 img IMG_7605 IMG_7607 IMG_7610 IMG_7608 IMG_7609

Kevin and I have been lucky enough to enjoy date nights lately. I had arranged with Debbie to stay late one night a week while her son is away at his dads for several weeks this summer. So we headed to Aab India and enjoyed some yummy Indian food. When they brought out our food they called this one the “tv dinner”, ha! Even Finn got to enjoy some leftovers the next day as we saved the round, donut-looking ball for him. Apparently it was delish! IMG_7612

On Saturday we made a late in the day decision to head to the Clippers game. Kevin had rented a trailer to bring home some trees we purchased for our front yard. Those two picked up our trees and brought them home and it was perfect timing that I got home from Millcreek (we were on the Cultivate’16 Grower Tour this year) in order to have an evening of fun. It was a hot night, but a fun one! IMG_7640 IMG_7641 IMG_7644 IMG_7646 IMG_7647 IMG_7651 IMG_7658 IMG_7660 IMG_7665 We had on our summer bucket list to attend 3 outdoor concerts – I think we’ve already surpassed that! Going back to our dating days Kevin and I have always enjoying hanging out listening to live music and since we’ve had Finn we’ve always taken him along. He likes to dance and be silly. We were joined by the Bethune’s, Eilerman’s, and Manning’s this week so we had a nice fun crowd. IMG_7683 IMG_7685 IMG_7707 IMG_7708 IMG_7703 IMG_7710 IMG_7704

And remember our caterpillars? After what seemed like forever, on Saturday the first one emerged as a butterfly! After watching it for a day Kevin and Finn released it on Sunday. Then a bit later when Kevin and Finn were mowing the yard they found a baby toad!IMG_7637 IMG_7672 IMG_7674 IMG_7679 IMG_7681

July 12, 2015

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FAMILY! This week was all about family! There was an Armstrong family reunion this week in Enon where family from near (Ohio) and far (LA, Texas, Seattle, etc) gathered for a tasty spread of food and fun at Steve and Cookie’s house. The kiddos played with water balloons and enjoyed watching Kevin fill them up all at one time with a fun kit we got at the store. Todd came to Ohio from LA and was able to spend a few days with us at our house too. Finn loved seeing and talking to him and we ventured to a Clippers game one night too. He has only seen him one other time, during the cruise for Brett and Missy’s wedding, which was a year and a half ago!  Plus, he loves that he can say his name and he’s pretty happy about it such that he constantly says “Todd, Todd, Todd” on a regular basis.

Finn and I made a blueberry pie one night and took it with us to the reunion. It was delish, and Finn was an excellent helper as his favorite tasks include dumping, mixing, and taste testing (see the video!).
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And almost all of the cousins. Everyone was there but Sean. Pictured left to right are Megan, Brett, Scot, Ashley, Jared, Kevin, Ryan, Todd, Jason, Juan, Carmen, Dylan, and Kara.DSC_0514 DSC_0510 DSC_0509

And then there are the cousins kiddos: August, Ora, Pierce, Quinn, Grace, Estelle, Griffin, and Margaret. DSC_0555

Here’s (almost) everyone who was there!DSC_0586

Here are the Scotts – Jessica, Juan, Lora, Jon, Dylan, Carmen, and Kara.  DSC_0477 DSC_0480 CSC_0482And the Armstrongs: silly Margaret, Megan, Mark, and Ryan.DSC_0489 DSC_0484

And a few photos from our trip to the ballpark to see the Clippers with Todd. IMG_20150711_180515849IMG_20150711_182949466IMG_20150711_183436965IMG_20150711_183550547IMG_20150711_192154566IMG_20150711_195253419IMG_20150711_203458466IMG_20150711_211540827IMG_20150711_215239594We ended the weekend with a family dinner at our house. It was a hot day, but a sunny one, so Finn spent some time playing soccer outside with Todd and Grandpa. And one more family photo!DSC_0003 DSC_0005 DSC_0012And Finn had a fun week with Debbie too with adventures to a fun play day down at Bicentennial park where he planted seeds, met Lou Seal, and had fun in the sun!photo(3) photo photo(2) photo(1)