And the living's easy...

What's summer without breaking out the baby pool (Frankie wisely suggested we get an un-poppable version this year)...

 ...and some pictures from the garden. These roses actually smell as luscious as they look.

So please indulge me as I express how excited we are about our first successful pumpkin and tomato crops? Thanks Greenthumb Grandmommy for all those little plants with uncertain futures! We've finally found a side of the yard that likes vegetables. Here are just a few of our many future jack-o-lanterns, though these guys are looking like they'll be ready pre-Halloween... pumpkin pie and pumpkin butter, at least, are in order!

And of course another Rose post, sorry people. Pillow fight! Rose's first sleepover.

 "So, first we'll paint our nails, then we'll make s'mores, then Daddy's going to read us bedtime stories...."

"Um, Mommy...you there? I can't move. Help?"