cherries!!!

nothing better than washington sweet red cherries!  they are so good and very abundant in summer time!

we have considered getting a tree to plant since we love them so much!  still debating if we want the extra yard maintenance.  but they are so cheap in the market it may not be worth our effort.  either way they make a great snack or even dessert!

last days of vacation...

it has been so nice to have jarad home for the week.  and i am already getting sad at the thought of him going back to work on monday.  we tried a new restaurant today and both really liked it, and bowie enjoyed making a mess with the ketchup and i can't help but look at these two and feel so lucky! 

museum of flight...

took us 1.5 years to cross this off our must see list, but we finally made it to the museum of flight!  it was so cool and so much fun we ended up leaving with a membership!  we will be back again soon and can't wait to take visitors there as well! 

curry sauce...

i have had a craving for indian food, but we don't have any indian restaurants close by.  thank goodness trader joes has a good variety of some indian inspired foods and sauces.  i tried this one the other night and it was really good.  i simmered meat balls in it over rice and it was quick and tasty!  this will become a new pantry staple for us!

my favorite kind of visitor!

anna goat!  she is so sweet and loves to follow jarad around the yard!

stridder bike...

just like daddy!!!

vacation!

i am thrilled to have jarad home for the whole week, i love having a staycation with my family!

i'd say this was a good start and end to our first day of vacatiton!

papa murphys cinnamon wheel for breakfast!

hanging by fire pit in back yard!