High Five 4 Friday!

1. MY BIRCH BOX CAME! That is all. Produce testing and playing to come.

2. Just baby and me enjoying the a/c on our hot, humid Michigan summer day!

3. The birthday party supplies from Florida Grandma came and I got to open them as if they were Christmas presents!

4. I just get excited about making Emilie's lunches. She had kiwi, Michigan black cherries, cottage cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, and homemade banana bread with yogurt butter. YUM! That's like one of the most exciting parts of my day!

5. I finally got tired of having cold, albeit delicious coffee from the French pot press, so I had to break down and get a timed coffee maker so that once I feed Emilie, do dishes and eat breakfast I can actually enjoy a cup of HOT coffee. First world problems.

Linking up this week with the lovely, Lauren Elizabeth!

"I'll make it look like a Bonsai tree!"

And finally, we had the trees around the property trimmed. It's a big job, so they will return on Monday to finish, but already there is actually daylight in our back yard. This also exposes the terrible roof, but at least that will be replaced soon too!

A week in the life!

Our first week of summer vacation went something like this~

We played outside and watched Daddy power wash the picket fence.

Walked downtown during the Festival of Arts and walked through the Art Museum.

I baked some Snickerdoodles that were delicious and shared at Jared's work.

Emilie came to the doctor with me to get my shoulder checked out again. She was a little angel.

Mommy made pop bottle toys that sparkle and swish when tossed around.

Emilie played with her baby doll as Mommy talked on the phone.

We attempted artwork for Father's Day. We named the art piece "Disaster."

Emilie hated the paint, and it was like pulling teeth to get her to put her hands on the canvas. Instead, she wanted to paint her face, which meant a quick splash in the kiddy pool...except it was ice cold and Emilie was angry, cold, and had goose bumps. She got a warm bath afterwards, but when I came back out a bird had pooped on my phone in the meantime. 

Standing and pulling herself up!

Books, books! She loves tearing her room apart each day and going through all the books as she reads to herself. This gives me time in the morning to put my face on!

Mommy went to a meeting in Holland and Emilie got to see Auntie Amy again!

Sun room fun!

The taste of sweet cherries is just so yummy!

We visited a book store, hoping they'd have story hour, but they didn't. Instead we picked out a book for Daddy to read Emilie for Father's Day. She claimed the book by chewing off a few bits of fiber :).

My little kitchen helper.

I made some fresh raspberry scones, all they needed was some clotted cream!

Pretending to be a 50's housewife, I guess?

Spaghetti dinner for the win!

Cutting teeth. This was a horrifying site to come into, but the bleeding stopped and Emilie was all smiles. 

And lastly, a trip to the farm to visit Grandma again!