**July Instagram**

Survive a blood draw, get a sucker! #testingforfoodallergies

It's a good day when Lego Club magazines come in the mail! #everybodylovesgettingmail #legocrazy

Pineapple bacon burgers.  YUM!!

Saturday morning gopher hunting. #gothim #littleboogerwreckedmyflowerbed
#serveshimright #blakeissad

How does this even happen??!  #rippedsheets #mattsside #dontevengothere

Yep, it's summertime! #tanlines #mexichild

Despicable Me 2~ #cousintime #summerfun #thatsalotofkids

Pretty toes for the first time! #babypedi #harderthanitlooks #shebarelyheldstill

Homemade soft pretzels for dinner! #itookspecialrequests #summertime

Done with swimming lessons for the summer! #superswimmers

My boys had ginormous servings tonight! #growingboys #gavinsseconds
#eatingmeoutofhouseandhome #heavenhelpmewhentheyareteenagers

Love any chance we get to bust out the umbrellas! #rainisabigdealinaz #monsoonseason

Our chicks have started laying eggs (bottom four) right alongside our older hens!  Lots of blue egg layers!
#thesearejustfromtoday #haventboughteggsforayear

Her own ice cream cone after being poked and prodded at the doctor's office.

Back to school shoe shopping with my favorite soon-to-be-second-grader!
#onekidiseasy #back2school

Mega stack! #freezerstockup #thesewontlastlong

Sweaty child after sports camp at the BARN! #timefordeodorant
#heislovingeverysecond #gettingallthatenergyout

Our {almost} nightly ritual and one of my favorite things to do~ reading to my kids.
We finished The Tale of Despereaux tonight.

Jam session went perfect! #homemadestrawberryjam

Preston just came up to me and said, "I want a sam-WITCH!" #wickedshirt
#hemakesmelaugheveryday #dirtyfingernails #boyproblems

What can I say when they beg for books??? #icanthelpit #obsessedwithbooks #bookworms

I {heart} this girl. That's all.

Finally got to snuggle this little, long-awaited love bug, Paityn.
#newniece #preciousbaby #straightfromheaven

Getting CPR certified! #everymomshould #justincase
#tookmebacktomylifeguarddays

Back to school shoe shopping part II today #shelovestoms #theresnoplacelikehome #toms

Ready to meet our new teachers and give them their goody bags! #letsgetthispartystarted