Just a few photos of things that are happening in the back yard…
I think we will get the veggies planted out front this weekend!
home is…playing in the dirt.
Tag: back yard
good mornings
This summer I am trying to spend as much time as I can in my happy place…our backyard.
After I feed the dogs, I head out to what I call “the best seat in the house” and drink my coffee.
Sometimes it is just minutes before one of the kids wakes up, or yells from the house in need of something.
Others, I have had nice chunks of time to sit and watch hummingbirds, read, catch up on blogs or blogging, and just soak it all in.
Each of those mornings I have a friend join me for coffee…
Odyssey LOVES coffee.
If I leave my cup unattended he will drink it all!
I love these summer mornings in my happy place with my special coffee loving friend.
home is…sharing my coffee.
no balloons
For the first time in the five summers of living in this house we did not make it to the Tigard Festival of Balloons.
I love to get up early beginning on Friday morning and walk down to the park to watch the balloons launch.
Unfortunately, it was rainy.
Friday.
Saturday.
And, Sunday.
When my 5:20am alarm went off each morning, I listened for the rain, heard it on the roof, and went back to sleep.
Here are a few photos from years past…
And, you can see my posts from last year here and here.
It all worked out ok as baby girl woke up on Friday morning with a fever, so we spent the day lounging and fighting her fever.
By Saturday she was getting some energy back, so we headed out to goodwill while the boys washed Ben and took Odyssey for a swim.
We found a couple of treasures…
so, I have new projects to work on.
By Sunday afternoon, the sun began to come out…
These horses were out on my drive home from Trader Joe’s.
And, I was able to get out and enjoy my happy place a little bit.
We weren’t able to cross balloon festival off our summer list, but we’ll be working on some other items this week.
Stay tuned for a peek into our home later this week…
Oh, also…
Source: kellehampton.com via stephany @ on Pinterest
Kelle liked my yellow dress!
home is…no hot air, but lots of rain.
summer solstice
I was going to write a big post about our yard and how it has changed and grown since my last post, but I am tired and I didn’t take photos with my good camera today.
This morning was beautiful and I enjoyed our backyard…sipping coffee while the kids watched a show inside (it was a bit cold out).
After that, I organized, crafted, and cleaned inside while the kids ate breakfast and played.
Once it warmed up, we moved outside where we organized, played, cleaned (think car wash) outside, and made rainbows.
Summer definitely made an appearance here in the Pacific Northwest today…
I hope you all had a great day, too!
*all photos taken on my iPhone with Instagram…you can follow me @homeisablog
home is…summer.
stephany taddeo 