Weekend Fun

Friday we went out to see a fireworks show. Kendra really liked it and kept pointing to the fireworks and saying, "that, that." Kara was sad because she missed the last five minutes of the show because she had to go to the bathroom and it was over when she made it back outside. We locked Kendra up in her car seat for a few minutes along side her friend Matt. That didn't last long. Saturday we went to a neighborhood 4th of July celebration. We played softball and had a cookout. Then when it got dark we watched more fireworks. Barry kept hitting home run after home run...until he hit a line drive straight at our neighbor Dick's hip.

It Was Time!

I finally got my hair cut (and highlighted) this week!

Tanner saw me with my new do and said, "Mom you have stripes in your hair now."

I said, "I paid a lot of money for those stripes, let's call them highlights!"

Residents Graduation

Last night we got to go to the Residents Graduation. Dinner was great....the program was like any graduation, long. Barry was wishing it was his turn to start residency, but that will come soon.

This is us with Steven and Tracy before the graduation. They brought their kids over so we could just use one babysitter (it's girls camp time and babysitters are very limited). The kids had a blast together.

Similarities

The similarities between these two are scary!
We discovered Kara can lick her elbow just like Auntie Kim.

Rock River Flood

The Rock river is overflowing in Downtown Janesville. The library parking lot is now a lake. We live up on a hill so we haven't seen water by us, but many roads have been closed and some houses near the river have sand bags around them to hopefully keep water out.

A New Cook In The House

Today I was preparing for some friends to come over for lunch and then realized that it was time to pick up Tanner from summer school. Kendra was taking a nap and so was Barry and Kara was watching a movie. I told Kara that I would be back in a few minutes and if she needed anything to wake up her Dad.

This is what happened while I was gone. Kara went down to the basement to wake Barry up.

Barry: Waking up to something waving in his face. "What's burning?"

Kara: "I burned my quesadilla."

Barry: Worried. "What did you use to cook it?"

Kara: "The microwave."

That is the point that I returned home.

Jodie: "What's burning? Kara are you OK?"

Barry: Walking up the stairs with a burnt tortilla, "Kara's quesadilla."

We're not sure how long she cooked the tortilla, but we are so relieved that if it did catch on fire, it was at least contained. It was sure black! Just when I thought I could trust Kara for a few minutes....I guess she will always be Kara.

Pickin' Berries

We decided to go pick strawberries at Skelly's Farm. It was so much fun!

Tanner ate more strawberries than he put in the basket. He loved picking berries and can't wait to do it again. When he saw himself in this picture he couldn't believe that his face was so messy. He was a little embarrassed that he was walking around like that.

I made sure that the kids brought water bottles because it was so hot. Of course they drank most of the water before we got to the farm...so a few minutes after we were in the middle of the field, they had to go. Luckily neither of them mind the great outdoors.

This is the group we were out with Jenn and her boys and Tif. Tiffany had the most beautiful berries. Mine and Jenn's were not quite as red and we had a few that were rotten, but we appreciated the help of the kids. I made freezer jam today with the berries for the first time ever!