I think one of the favorite tasks of the boys is to go over to the garden and see if there’s any red strawberries. None of them have made it to the house.

After a week or so of being neglected he spent the afternoon weeding and working on the garden.

We were so lucky to be able to celebrate with the Jacobsons, Meyers, and Gietzen grandparents.

Another evening of baseball… Very pleasant weather.

An uplifting and joyful afternoon as we had a visit from a positive and happy cousin and her children!

The hail ate our garden.

Our beautiful home had it’s first experience with hail.  At 6:20 am thunder, lightning, hail, a strong wind, and a torrential rain hit and it was really hard to hear the hail pound the siding and roof.  By 6:30ish it turned to a more gentle rain.  We’ll assess the damage once it’s done raining.  I guess that’s why we pay for insurance.  Update: 9:05 am…the house survived fine.  The hay looks tough but hopefully will stand back up.  

We had a nice day working with Jet.

What a blessed day! One of my favorite Masses. Right up there with Easter & Christmas! The procession was lovely.

Well the wind still works. Good gravy it was windy. We did get a lot done in spite of the wind today.