Fourth of July Cherry Pie...and life lately.

A quick quiz before I jump into all the latest news of the day...

Life is:

A) Like a bowl full of cherries.

B) What happens while you are busy making other plans.

C) Beautiful. (...and the title of a great movie)

D) What you make it.

Well...You're right!  

Whichever answer you choose, 

you are pretty much spot on.

I have to say that while we are quickly

approaching my very favorite holiday of the year, 

July 4th...

I have thoroughly enjoyed all the busy days

 that seem to have evaporated 

from the months of May and June.

I know we've been a busy family... 

from the last few weeks of the school year...

...to the first days of summer vacation...

There has been a constant and steady hum of activity...

Some of the highlights included:

 chaperoning field trips 

and field days, 

science labs and a sixth grade dance...

We (finally) finished the fence...  (more to come on this fun project)

We did a little of this:  (Road trip)

And watched a lot of this...(and this little team won their division):

Started growing some of these:

Visited here:

Ate some of this:

It's good to be back on the blog...

 I've missed you.

Sometimes life gets full...even a little rushed... 

and doing Blue Ribbon Kitchen is joy...  

a joy that gets squeezed into 

whatever time is leftover at the end of the day... 

   

or the week... 

or (ahem)... 

even at the end of a very swirling with excitement, 

busy as a bee  --month...

During the summer months...

and especially when the kids are on vacation....

I try to keep in mind that I won't ever get a chance to have my kids be this age again...

Truly, ... a gift of the "right now" that I have to take full advantage of ...

So, I'm soaking them in and loving each moment, as best I can... 

If I don't post quite as often...

know that I'm busy snapping pictures like crazy and 

I'll revisit some of our best summer days when I can.

Now, onto the holiday at hand...
July 4th!
Good Old Independence Day!!