Buttoning Up August

Hello there.  Still here.  Still alive.  Planning on playing catch up.  Should be fun and time consuming.... the laundry didn't need to be done... nor the dishes.  Let's get started!

Love finding extra kids in the crib with the baby.... as long as he was ALREADY awake!

Maggie's head fits through the gate slats, but not her behind.  For some reason it makes me think of the Toy Story line when Buzz Lightyear says, "Who's behind?" and Slinky says, "Mine."

I treated all my sisters and my mom (we missed Carly, my brother's wife, who wasn't feeling well) to a home cooked dinner.  It was my birthday present to all of them.  It was yummy if I do say so myself. :)  Love them to pieces!

I planted just enough corn for one harvest.  It was good!  Haley, our corn lover, was in heaven.

Austin finally decided sitting in his little chair thing was an okay thing to do.  He hated it at first.

Nope.  He couldn't get any cuter!

Found the three oldest kids in the same bed one morning.  I wonder if Tye got kicked all night.  Or possibly, heaven forbid, he had a foot in his mouth.  Yuck!  Glad they love each other... the majority of the time. ;)

Found this on my phone.  Someone was spying on us....

Last sleep out before school starts.  Star gazing.  Fun conversations.  Love it!

Summer thunderstorms and rainbows afterward.  Some of my favorite things.

 



My neighbor text me and asked if I have been watching the hummingbird that comes to my Butterfly Bush everyday.  I had no idea.  I went out to watch and sure enough he (or she) came and I snapped a couple pictures with my phone.  I will definitely pay more attention.  Can't believe I missed it all summer.  I love hummingbirds.  My Grandma Swensen always had hummingbird feeders in her back windows and they were so fun to watch.  Pretty amazing little creatures.

 



Austin is typically a really good baby, but some days around dinner time he decides to get pretty fussy.  So when Nate's not around to help the bouncer fills in.  I can bounce with my foot and eat with my hands.